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Renders the Bootstrap .menu panel with links, buttons, headers, dividers, text, and nested submenus.

The widget renders only the panel. Place it right after the element that carries data-bs-toggle="menu", or use ButtonMenu or Nav, which render the toggle. The Menu plugin binds to that toggle through the data API, so its options belong on the toggle as data-bs-* attributes.

See also: https://getbootstrap.com/docs/6.0/components/menu/.

PropertyTypeDescriptionDefined by
$autoIdPrefix staticstringThe prefix to the automatically generated widget IDs. Default: 'w'.yii\base\Widget
$behaviors read-onlyarray<yii\base\Behavior<static>>List of behaviors attached to this component.yii\base\Component
$clientEventsarray<string, yii\web\JsExpression|string>Event handlers attached to the widget element, as event name => JavaScript handler source. Default: [].BootstrapWidgetTrait
$clientOptionsarray<string, mixed>|falseOptions passed to the plugin constructor, or false to skip the JavaScript initialization. Default: [].BootstrapWidgetTrait
$encodeLabelsboolWhether to HTML-encode the item labels; the item encode option takes precedence. Default: true.Menu
$idstringId of the widget.yii\base\Widget
$itemsarray<array-key, array<array-key, mixed>|yii2\extensions\bootstrap6\item\MenuItem|string>Menu items: MenuItem instances, arrays converted through MenuItem::fromArray(), or strings. Default: [].Menu
$optionsarray<string, mixed>HTML attributes of the widget container tag. Default: [].Widget
$submenuOptionsarray<array-key, mixed>HTML attributes of every nested .menu panel. Default: [].Menu
$viewyii\web\ViewThe view object that can be used to render views or view files.yii\base\Widget
$viewPath read-onlystringThe directory containing the view files for this widget.yii\base\Widget
MethodDescriptionDefined by
__construct()Constructor.yii\base\BaseObject
__call()Calls the named method which is not a class method.yii\base\Component
__clone()This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.yii\base\Component
__get()Returns the value of a component property.yii\base\Component
__isset()Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.yii\base\Component
__set()Sets the value of a component property.yii\base\Component
__unset()Sets a component property to be null.yii\base\Component
addAttributes()Adds a set of HTML attributes; attributes already set with the same name are replaced.AttributesTrait
addClass()Adds one or more CSS classes to the existing classes; duplicated classes are collapsed.AttributesTrait
addCssStyle()Adds CSS style properties to the style attribute.AttributesTrait
afterRun()This method is invoked right after a widget is executed.yii\base\Widget
attachBehavior()Attaches a behavior to this component.yii\base\Component
attachBehaviors()Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.yii\base\Component
attribute()Sets an HTML attribute value.AttributesTrait
beforeRun()This method is invoked right before the widget is executed.yii\base\Widget
begin() staticBegins a widget.yii\base\Widget
behaviors()Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.yii\base\Component
canGetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.yii\base\Component
canSetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.yii\base\Component
class()Replaces the existing CSS classes with the specified ones.AttributesTrait
className() staticReturns the fully qualified name of this class.yii\base\BaseObject
detachBehavior()Detaches a behavior from the component.yii\base\Component
detachBehaviors()Detaches all behaviors from the component.yii\base\Component
end() staticEnds a widget.yii\base\Widget
ensureBehaviors()Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component.yii\base\Component
getBehavior()Returns the named behavior object.yii\base\Component
getBehaviors()Returns all behaviors attached to this component.yii\base\Component
getId()Returns the ID of the widget.yii\base\Widget
getView()Returns the view object that can be used to render views or view files.yii\base\Widget
getViewPath()Returns the directory containing the view files for this widget.yii\base\Widget
hasEventHandlers()Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.yii\base\Component
hasMethod()Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.yii\base\Component
hasProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.yii\base\Component
init()Initializes the object.yii\base\Widget
off()Detaches an existing event handler from this component.yii\base\Component
on()Attaches an event handler to an event.yii\base\Component
render()Renders a view.yii\base\Widget
renderFile()Renders a view file.yii\base\Widget
run()Menu
setId()Sets the ID of the widget.yii\base\Widget
setView()Sets the view object to be used by this widget.yii\base\Widget
trigger()Triggers an event.yii\base\Component
widget() staticCreates a widget instance and runs it.yii\base\Widget
pluginInitialization() protectedReturns the JavaScript that initializes a plugin with its normalized constructor options.BootstrapWidgetTrait
registerClientEvents() protectedRegisters the JavaScript event handlers listed in $clientEvents at View::POS_END.BootstrapWidgetTrait
registerPlugin() protectedRegisters the plugin asset, the plugin initialization when needed, and the $clientEvents.BootstrapWidgetTrait
renderItems() protectedRenders the menu items inside a .menu panel.Menu
EventTypeDescriptionDefined by
EVENT_INITyii\base\EventAn event that is triggered when the widget is initialized via init(). Event name: 'init'. Available since 2.0.11.yii\base\Widget
EVENT_BEFORE_RUNyii\base\WidgetEventAn event raised right before executing a widget. Event name: 'beforeRun'. Available since 2.0.11.yii\base\Widget
EVENT_AFTER_RUNyii\base\WidgetEventAn event raised right after executing a widget. Event name: 'afterRun'. Available since 2.0.11.yii\base\Widget
public array<array-key, array<array-key, mixed>|yii2\extensions\bootstrap6\item\MenuItem|string> $items = []

Menu items: MenuItem instances, arrays converted through MenuItem::fromArray(), or strings.

An array item accepts the following options:

  • label: string|Stringable, required for links and buttons.
  • url: array|string, processed by Url::to(). Without it the item renders a <button>.
  • active: bool, adds the active class and aria-current="true".
  • disabled: bool, disables the item; links lose their href and get aria-disabled="true".
  • visible: bool, whether to render the item. Defaults to true.
  • encode: bool, whether to HTML-encode the label, header, or text.
  • linkOptions: array, HTML attributes of the .menu-item element.
  • items: array, items of a nested submenu, rendered inside a .submenu wrapper.
  • options: array, HTML attributes of the .submenu wrapper, header, text, or divider.
  • submenuOptions: array, HTML attributes of the nested .menu, merged over $submenuOptions.
  • header: string|Stringable, renders <h6 class="menu-header"> instead of an item.
  • text: string|Stringable, renders <span class="menu-text"> instead of an item.
  • divider: bool, renders <hr class="menu-divider"> instead of an item.

The string - renders a divider; any other string is rendered as is.

public function run(): string

Returns

string

Throws

protected function renderItems(array<array-key, yii2\extensions\bootstrap6\item\MenuItem|string> $items, array<array-key, mixed> $options): string

Renders the menu items inside a .menu panel.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
$itemsarray<array-key, yii2\extensions\bootstrap6\item\MenuItem|string>Items to render, see $items.
$optionsarray<array-key, mixed>HTML attributes of the panel.

Returns

string