Button Menu

axButtonMenu

Description

Allows a button with a menu to be inserted into the 5250 screen. Menus display a list of choices on a transient sheet of material.

Usability

Context	Supported
Input screen fields	No
Output screen fields	Yes
Input subfile fields	No
Output subfile fields	No
New screen elements	Yes

Properties

Name	Description and Comments	JavaScript	Shipped default
buttonType	Specifies a material design button style to apply	No	unelevated
caption	Specifies the text that is to appear on the button.	Yes. Must return a string.	None
icon	Specifies a name of icon to display	Yes. Must return a string	None
items	Specifies the caption(s) of the item(s) to appear on the menu	Yes. Must return a string
menuPosition	Display location of the menu relative to the button	Yes. Must return a string	Bottom Start
onItemSelection	Javascript code to be executed when user click on the menu item	Yes	None
sizeToField	Indicates whether this button should be sized to fill its containing field or automatically sized to match its content.	Yes. Must return a string.	True
tooltip	The tool tip (or hint) that should appear when the user hovers the mouse over this button.	Yes. Must return a Boolean.	None
enabled	Indicates whether this element is enabled.	Yes. Must return a Boolean.	True

Notes, Comments and Warnings

This extension is available only in material design theme.

Examples

(1). A button Menu with 3 items and separator.
Modify the following Extension property:

icon property: menu
items property: add 3 entries for menuType and caption sub property

List Item, Upload
List Item, Download
Separator, leave this caption blank.
List Item, Exit