sidenav

(part of package 'Servoy Extra Components') Extends designtime/SolutionModel: JSWebComponent Extends runtime: RuntimeWebComponent

A component that provides a side navigation menu.

This is a reference page; many components have detailed usage guides here.

Properties

animate

Flag indicating whether animations are enabled. Type: Boolean Default Value: true

containedForm

The form displayed within the sidenav. Type: Form

enabled

Flag indicating whether the sidenav is enabled for user interaction. Type: Enabled Default Value: true

footerForm

The footer form of the sidenav. Type: Form

headerForm

The header form of the sidenav. Type: Form

iconCloseStyleClass

CSS style classes for the icon when the sidenav is closed. Type: Styleclass Default Value: "fa fa-bars"

iconCollapseStyleClass

CSS style classes for the icon used to collapse a menu item. Type: Styleclass Default Value: "fa fa-caret-down"

iconExpandStyleClass

CSS style classes for the icon used to expand a menu item. Type: Styleclass Default Value: "fa fa-caret-right"

iconOpenStyleClass

CSS style classes for the icon when the sidenav is open. Type: Styleclass Default Value: "fa fa-bars"

location

The position of the sidenav on the form. Type: Point

The root menu items for the sidenav. Type: Array<CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem>> Default Value: []

open

Flag indicating whether the sidenav is open. Type: Boolean Default Value: true

relationName

The relation name used to link the contained form to data. Type: Relation

responsiveHeight

Height of the container, set only in responsive forms. Type: Number Default Value: 0

scrollbarPosition

Position of the scrollbar within the sidenav (for example, "left" or "right"). Type: String Default Value: "left"

servoyMenu

A JSMenu object representing the Servoy menu with extra properties (badgeText, badgeStyleClass, formName, relationName, etc.). Type: JSMenu

sidenavWidth

Width of the container Type: Number Default Value: "300"

slideAnimation

Animation type for the slide effect (for example, "slide-menu" or "collapse-menu"). Type: String Default Value: "slide-menu"

slidePosition

Position of the sidenav slide (for example, "left", "right", or "static"). Type: String Default Value: "left"

styleClass

CSS style classes applied to the sidenav container. Type: Styleclass

tabSeq

Tab sequence order for keyboard navigation. Type: Tabseq

togglePosition

Position of the toggle button (for example, "fixed-toggle", "side-toggle", or "hide-toggle"). Type: String Default Value: "fixed-toggle"

visible

Flag indicating whether the sidenav is visible. Type: Visible

Events

onMenuItemCollapsed(menuItemId,event)

Called when a menu item is collapsed.

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the collapsed menu item.
{JSEvent} event The event object associated with the collapse.

onMenuItemExpanded(menuItemId,event)

Called when a menu item is expanded.

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the expanded menu item.
{JSEvent} event The event object associated with the expansion.

onMenuItemSelected(menuItemId,event)

Called when a menu item is selected.

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the selected menu item.
{JSEvent} event The event object associated with the selection.

Returns: {Boolean}

onOpenToggled(event)

Called when the open state of the sidenav is toggled.

Parameters:

{JSEvent} event The event object associated with the toggle action.

API

addMenuItem(menuItem,menuItemId,index)

Add a menu item. The menu is added as sub Menu Item if a menuItemId is provided, otherwise is added in root. If index is provided the menu is added at the specified index position, otherwise is added as last element. Return false if menuItemId cannot be found.

@public Example:

 var menuItem = {
  id: 100,
  text: "Sample Item #1",
  styleClass : "nav-large nav-primary",
  iconStyleClass:  "glyphicon glyphicon-search",
  data: { description: "This is sample information that can be added to a menuItem" },
  menuItems: [{
        id: 101,
        text: "Sub Item #1"
        }, {
        id: 102,
        text: "Sub Item #2"}]
  };
  elements.sideNavigation.addMenuItem(menuItem, 1, 0);

Parameters:

{CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem>} menuItem An array containing the menu item(s) to be added. Each menu item should include properties such as `id`, `text`, `styleClass`, `iconStyleClass`, `data`, and optionally `menuItems` for nested sub-menu items.
{Object} [menuItemId] Add the item as subMenuItem of the menuItemId. Default add the menuItem as root.
{Number} [index] 0-based. The index at which to insert the item. Index value should not be greater then number of sibelings. Default is at the end.

Returns: Boolean Returns `false` if the `menuItemId` cannot be found, otherwise `true` indicating the menu item was successfully added.

clearMenuItems(depth)

Remove all the menu items. If depth is specified removes all the menu items at depth. If depth is equal to 1 all roots will be removed. Default depth is 1.

@public Example:

// clear the whole menu removing all nodes. 
elements.sidenav.clearMenuItems();

// clear menu at depth 2 removes the sub menu items of each root menu.
elements.sidenav.clearMenuItems(2);

Parameters:

{Number} [depth] 1-based. Default 1.

getLocation(menuItemId)

Retrieves the screen location of a specific menu item. Returns the location as point (object with x and y properties).

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The node to retrieve location for.

Returns: Point The location of the menu item.

getMenuItem(menuItemId)

Returns the menuItem object

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item to retrieve.

Returns: CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem> The menu item object corresponding to the specified `menuItemId`.

getParentMenuItem(menuItemId)

Returns the parent menuItem object of the menu item with id menuItemId

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item whose parent menu item is to be retrieved.

Returns: CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem> The parent menu item object of the specified `menuItemId`.

getRootMenuItems()

Returns the root menu object

@public

Returns: Array<CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem>> An array of root menu item objects representing the top-level menu structure of the sidenav.

getSelectedMenuItem(level)

Returns the selected menuItem.

@public

Parameters:

{Number} [level] If level is provided search for the selected menu item at level.

Returns: CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem> The selected menu item object.

getSize(menuItemId)

Retrieves the size of a specific menu item. Returns the size as dimension (object with width and height properties).

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The id to retrieve size for.

Returns: Dimension The size of the menu item.

getSubMenuItems(menuItemId)

Returns the sub menu items of the menu item with id 'menuItemId'

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item whose sub-menu items are to be retrieved.

Returns: Array<CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem>> An array of sub-menu items for the specified menu item.

isMenuItemEnabled(menuItemId)

Returns true if the menuItem and all it's ancestors are enabled. Return false if menuItemId cannot be found. *NOTE: The method returns false if any ancestor of the menuItem is not enabled; if the property enabled of the menuItem is set to true, but has a parent with the enabled property set to false, then isMenuItemEnabled returns false. *

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item to check.

Returns: Boolean Returns `true` if the specified menu item and all its ancestors are enabled. Returns `false` if the `menuItemId` cannot be found or if any ancestor of the menu item is not enabled.

isMenuItemExpanded(menuItemId)

Returns true if the menuItem is expanded.

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item to check.

Returns: Boolean Returns `true` if the specified menu item is currently expanded, otherwise `false`.

removeMenuItem(menuItemId)

Remove the menu item and all it's subMenuItems from the tree. Return false if menuItemId cannot be found.

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item to be removed, including all its sub-menu items.

Returns: Boolean True if the menu item was successfully removed; false if the specified menuItemId could not be found.

removeSubMenuItems(menuItemId)

Remove all the sub menu items of the menu item with id 'menuItemId' Return false if menuItemId cannot be found.

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item whose sub-menu items are to be removed.

Returns: Boolean True if the sub-menu items were successfully set; false if the specified menuItemId could not be found.

setMenuItemEnabled(menuItemId,enabled)

Enable or disable the menuItem Return false if menuItemId cannot be found.

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item to enable or disable.
{Boolean} enabled A boolean value where `true` enables the menu item and `false` disables it.

Returns: Boolean Returns `false` if the `menuItemId` cannot be found, otherwise `true` indicating the operation was successful.

setMenuItemExpanded(menuItemId,expanded,mustExecuteOnMenuItemExpand)

Force the menuItem to be expanded or collapsed. Return false if menuItemId cannot be found or is disabled.

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item to expand or collapse.
{Boolean} expanded Force the menuItem to expand if true, is collapsed otherwise
{Boolean} [mustExecuteOnMenuItemExpand] Force the onMenuItemExpand to be executed. Default false.

Returns: Boolean Returns `false` if the `menuItemId` cannot be found or is disabled, otherwise `true` indicating the operation was successful.

setRootMenuItems(menuItems)

Init the menu setting the root menuItems.

@public Example:

var menu = [{
 id: 1,
 text: "Sample Item #1",
 styleClass : "sn-large",
 iconStyleClass:  "glyphicon glyphicon-search",
 data: { description: "This is sample information that can be added to a menuItem" },
 menuItems: [{
   id: 5,
   text: "Sub Item #1"
   }, {
   id: 6,
   text: "Sub Item #2"
 }]
 }, {
 id: 2,
 text: "Sample Item #2"
 },{
 isDivider: true
 },{
 id: 3,
 text: "Sample Item #3",
 enabled: false
 }];
 elements.sideNavigation.setRootMenuItems(menu);

Parameters:

{Array<CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem>>} menuItems Is an array of MenuItem objects. A MenuItem type is like this {{id: String|Number, text: String=, styleClass: String=, iconStyleClass: String=, enabled: Boolean=, data: Object=, menuItems: Array=, isDivider : Boolean=}} Each MenuItem object should set the required properties 'id', which uniquely identifies the menuItem object in menu, and 'text' property. The MenuItem may contain the optional properties 'styleClass', 'iconStyleClass', 'data', 'enabled', 'menuItems', 'isDivider'

setSelectedMenuItem(menuItemId,mustExecuteOnMenuItemSelected,mustExecuteOnMenuItemExpand,level)

Select the menu item with the given id. If level is provided search is optimized since it will search only within the descendant of the selected menuItem at level. For example if a root menuItem is selected and level is equal 2 search only in the subMenuItems of the selected root. Return false if menuItemId cannot be found or is disabled.

@public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item to select.
{Boolean} [mustExecuteOnMenuItemSelected] Force the onMenuItemSelect to be executed. Default false.
{Boolean} [mustExecuteOnMenuItemExpand] Force the onMenuItemExpand to be executed. Default false.
{Number} [level] Reduce the search to the selected menuItem at level, if any menuItem is selected at level.

Returns: Boolean Returns `true` if the menu item is successfully selected, otherwise `false` if the `id` cannot be found or the menu item is disabled.

setSelectedMenuItemAsync(menuItemId)

@deprecated use setSelectedMenuItem(id, false, false) instead.

Select the menu item with the given id.

This function doesn't wait for a return value; use setSelectedMenuItem if you want to know if the menu item can be select successfully @public

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId

setSubMenuItems(menuItemId,menuItems)

Set the menuItems as sub menu items of the menu item with id 'menuItemId' Return false if menuItemId cannot be found.

@public Example:

var menuItems = [{
 id: 10,
 text: "Sample Item #1",
 styleClass : "sn-large",
 iconStyleClass:  "glyphicon glyphicon-search",
 data: { description: "This is sample information that can be added to a menuItem" },
 menuItems: [{
   id: 12,
   text: "Sub Item #1"
   }
 }]
 }, {
 id: 11,
 text: "Sample Item #2"
 },{
 isDivider: true
 }];
 elements.sideNavigation.setSubMenuItems(menuItems);

Parameters:

{Object} menuItemId The unique identifier of the menu item to which the provided sub-menu items should be added.
{Array<CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem>>} menuItems String|Number, text: String=, styleClass: String=, iconStyleClass: String=, enabled: Boolean=, data: Object=, menuItems: Array=, isDivider : Boolean=}>} menuItems is an array of MenuItem objects. Each MenuItem object should set the required properties 'id', which uniquely identifies the menuItem object in menu, and 'text' property. The MenuItem may contain the optional properties 'styleClass', 'iconStyleClass', 'data', 'enabled', 'menuItems', 'isDivider'.

Returns: Boolean Returns `false` if the `menuItemId` cannot be found, otherwise `true` indicating the sub-menu items were successfully set.

Types

MenuItem

Represents a menu item in the sidenav. scripting type: CustomType<servoyextra-sidenav.MenuItem>

badgeStyleClass
- CSS style classes applied to the badge.
- Type: styleclass
- Default Value: "badge text-bg-secondary"
badgeText
- Badge text displayed with the menu item.
- Type: tagstring
data
- Custom data associated with the menu item.
- Type: object
enabled
- Flag indicating whether the menu item is enabled.
- Type: boolean
- Default Value: true
formName
- The name of the form to be opened when the menu item is selected.
- Type: form
iconStyleClass
- CSS style classes applied to the menu item's icon.
- Type: styleclass
id
- Unique identifier of the menu item.
- Type: object
isDivider
- Flag indicating whether the menu item is a divider.
- Type: boolean
- Default Value: false
menuItems
- An array of child menu items (sub-menu items).
- Type: MenuItem[]
relationName
- The relation name used to link to the form.
- Type: relation
styleClass
- CSS style classes applied to the menu item.
- Type: styleclass
text
- The text label of the menu item.
- Type: tagstring
tooltip
- Tooltip text for the menu item.
- Type: tagstring

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