RibbonMenuItem Class

A ribbon menu item.

Declaration

export class RibbonMenuItem extends RibbonItemBase

Remarks

The example below demonstrates how to add a custom drop-down menu to the Home tab:

Razor C#

<div id="richEditContainer"></div>
<script>
    var ribbonMenu = new DevExpress.RichEdit.RibbonMenuItem;
    ribbonMenu.id = "myMenu";
    ribbonMenu.beginGroup = true;
    ribbonMenu.icon = "favorites";
    ribbonMenu.showText = true;
    ribbonMenu.text = "Menu";
    ribbonMenu.items = [{id: 'subItem1', icon: "user", text: "item 1"}, 
                        {id: 'subItem2', icon: "chevronright", text: "item 2", items: [
                            {id: 'subItem3', icon: "image", text: "item 2.1"}, 
                            {id: 'subItem4', icon: "image", text: "item 2.2"}
                        ]}];
    var options = DevExpress.RichEdit.createOptions();
    options.ribbon.getTab(DevExpress.RichEdit.RibbonTabType.Home).insertItem(ribbonMenu,3);
    options.events.customCommandExecuted = function(s, e) {
        switch (e.commandName) {
            case 'subItem1':
                console.log(e.parameter)
        }
    };
    var container = document.getElementById("richEditContainer");
    const richEdit = DevExpress.RichEdit.create(container, options);
</script>

Inherited Members

beginGroup

id

Inheritance

RibbonItemBase

RibbonMenuItem

constructor(id, text, items)

Initializes a new instance of the RibbonMenuItem class with specified settings.

Declaration

constructor(
    id: RibbonItemId,
    text: string,
    items: RibbonSubMenuItem[],
    options?: RibbonMenuItemOptions
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
id	RibbonItemId	The item identifier.
text	string	The item text.
items	RibbonSubMenuItem[]	An array of sub-items.
options	RibbonMenuItemOptions	The item options.

Properties

icon Property

Specifies the item icon’s identifier.

Declaration

icon?: string

Property Value

Type	Description
string	An icon identifier.

Remarks

Refer to the following help topic to view the full list of available icons and their identifiers: Built-In Icon Library.

items Property

Provides access to an array of the menu’s sub-items.

Declaration

items: RibbonSubMenuItem[]

Property Value

Type	Description
RibbonSubMenuItem[]	An array of sub-items.

localizationId Property

Specifies an identifier that allows you to localize the item’s text.

Declaration

localizationId?: string

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The item’s localization identifier.

Remarks

If the text property is specified, the item is not localized.

showText Property

Specifies the item’s text visibility.

Declaration

showText: boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
boolean	true to display the item text; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the text property to specify the item text.

text Property

Specifies the item text.

Declaration

text: string

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The item text.

type Property

Returns the item’s type.

Declaration

readonly type = RibbonItemType.Menu

Property Value

Type	Description
Menu	Identifies the Menu item type.