Icons and navigation in Vue Context menu component

16 Mar 20238 minutes to read

Icons

The ContextMenu item have an icon/image in it to provide visual representation of the action. To place the icon on a menu item, set the iconCss property to e-icons with the required icon CSS. By default, the icon is positioned to the left side of the menu item. In the following sample, the icons for Cut, Copy and Paste menu items are
added using the iconCss property.

<template>
<div>
<div id="target">Right click / Touch hold to open the ContextMenu</div>
<ejs-contextmenu target='#target' :items='menuItems'></ejs-contextmenu>
</div>
</template>

<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { ContextMenuPlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations";
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);
Vue.use(ContextMenuPlugin);

export default {
    data () {
        return {
            menuItems:[
            {
                text: 'Cut',
                iconCss: 'e-cm-icons e-cut'
            },
            {
                text: 'Copy',
                iconCss: 'e-icons e-copy'
            },
            {
                text: 'Paste',
                iconCss: 'e-cm-icons e-paste',
            }]
        };
    }
}
</script>

<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";

#target {
  border: 1px dashed;
  height: 150px;
  padding: 10px;
  position: relative;
  text-align: justify;
  color: gray;
  user-select: none;
}

@font-face {
    font-family: 'ddb-icons';
    src:
    url(data:application/x-font-ttf;charset=utf-8;base64,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) format('truetype');
    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: normal;
}

.e-cm-icons {
    font-family: 'ddb-icons' !important;
    speak: none;
    font-size: 55px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: normal;
    font-variant: normal;
    text-transform: none;
    line-height: 1;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

.e-cut::before {
  content: '\e700';
}

.e-copy::before {
  content: '\e70a';
}

.e-paste::before {
  content: '\e701';
}
</style>

Navigation in ContextMenu is usage to navigate to the other web page when menu item is clicked. This can be achieved by providing link to the menu item using the url property. In the following sample, Navigation URL for Flipkart, Amazon, and Snapdeal menu items are added using the url property.

<template>
<div>
<div id="target">Right click / Touch hold to open the ContextMenu</div>
<ejs-contextmenu target='#target' :items='menuItems' :beforeItemRender='onBeforeItemRender'></ejs-contextmenu>
</div>
</template>

<script>
import Vue from 'vue';
import { ContextMenuPlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations";
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);
Vue.use(ContextMenuPlugin);

export default {
    data () {
        return {
            menuItems:[
            {
                text: 'Flipkart',
                iconCss: 'e-cart-icon e-link',
                url: 'https://www.google.co.in/search?q=flipkart'
            },
            {
                text: 'Amazon',
                iconCss: 'e-cart-icon e-link',
                url: 'https://www.google.co.in/search?q=amazon'
            },
            {
                text: 'Snapdeal',
                iconCss: 'e-cart-icon e-link',
                url: 'https://www.google.co.in/search?q=snapdeal'
            }]
        };
    },
    methods: {
        onBeforeItemRender: function(args) {
            args.element.getElementsByTagName('a')[0].setAttribute('target', '_blank');
        }
    }
}
</script>

<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";

#target {
  border: 1px dashed;
  height: 150px;
  padding: 10px;
  position: relative;
  text-align: justify;
  color: gray;
  user-select: none;
}

@font-face {
    font-family: 'cart';
    src:
    url(data:application/x-font-ttf;charset=utf-8;base64,AAEAAAAKAIAAAwAgT1MvMj0gSQ4AAAEoAAAAVmNtYXDnEOdVAAABiAAAADZnbHlmGatngwAAAcgAAADYaGVhZBKtP4wAAADQAAAANmhoZWEHmQNpAAAArAAAACRobXR4B+j//gAAAYAAAAAIbG9jYQBsAAAAAAHAAAAABm1heHABDwBQAAABCAAAACBuYW1lfiv21QAAAqAAAAIBcG9zdIZzcJAAAASkAAAAOgABAAADUv9qAFoEAP/+//wD7AABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgABAAAAAQAA2UwSaF8PPPUACwPoAAAAANfSfWUAAAAA19J9Zf/+AAAD7APdAAAACAACAAAAAAAAAAEAAAACAEQAAwAAAAAAAgAAAAoACgAAAP8AAAAAAAAAAQP0AZAABQAAAnoCvAAAAIwCegK8AAAB4AAxAQIAAAIABQMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGZFZABA5wDnAANS/2oAWgPdAJYAAAABAAAAAAAABAAAAAPo//4AAAACAAAAAwAAABQAAwABAAAAFAAEACIAAAAEAAQAAQAA5wD//wAA5wD//wAAAAEABAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAbAAAAAP//gAAA+wD3QAJABIAQwAAJR4BMjY0JicOAQUeATI2NCYiBgEOAwclIgYXEx4BMwUyFgcOAQclIgYXBhYXBT4BPwE2PwI2NxM+AycmIyIGAeABJzonJx0gJ/6jASc6Jyc6JwMXIDgZPyX9giQkBkIIOyQBaCQgCQo/JP7RIxcBARcjAVgkQg0QDgkICgkNkw4xMBwCBScJE1UdJyc6JwEBJx0dJyc6JycDZQg0PigBAy0k/uAkMAQnHRsmAQMTDA8QAQMBLCIlIhYWFxYhAYciNg4YDBMCAAAAEgDeAAEAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAEAAAAAAAEABAABAAEAAAAAAAIABwAFAAEAAAAAAAMABAAMAAEAAAAAAAQABAAQAAEAAAAAAAUACwAUAAEAAAAAAAYABAAfAAEAAAAAAAoALAAjAAEAAAAAAAsAEgBPAAMAAQQJAAAAAgBhAAMAAQQJAAEACABjAAMAAQQJAAIADgBrAAMAAQQJAAMACAB5AAMAAQQJAAQACACBAAMAAQQJAAUAFgCJAAMAAQQJAAYACACfAAMAAQQJAAoAWACnAAMAAQQJAAsAJAD/IGNhcnRSZWd1bGFyY2FydGNhcnRWZXJzaW9uIDEuMGNhcnRGb250IGdlbmVyYXRlZCB1c2luZyBTeW5jZnVzaW9uIE1ldHJvIFN0dWRpb3d3dy5zeW5jZnVzaW9uLmNvbQAgAGMAYQByAHQAUgBlAGcAdQBsAGEAcgBjAGEAcgB0AGMAYQByAHQAVgBlAHIAcwBpAG8AbgAgADEALgAwAGMAYQByAHQARgBvAG4AdAAgAGcAZQBuAGUAcgBhAHQAZQBkACAAdQBzAGkAbgBnACAAUwB5AG4AYwBmAHUAcwBpAG8AbgAgAE0AZQB0AHIAbwAgAFMAdAB1AGQAaQBvAHcAdwB3AC4AcwB5AG4AYwBmAHUAcwBpAG8AbgAuAGMAbwBtAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAACgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgECAQMAEHNob3BwaW5nLWNhcnQtMDUAAAAA) format('truetype');
    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: normal;
}

.e-cart-icon {
    font-family: 'cart' !important;
    speak: none;
    font-size: 55px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: normal;
    font-variant: normal;
    text-transform: none;
    line-height: 1;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

.e-link::before {
  content: '\e700';
}
</style>

To open the links in new tab, set target attribute with the value _blank in the beforeItemRender event.

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