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Class YAHOO.widget.MenuBarItem

Package:YAHOO.widget
Class:MenuBarItem
Extends:MenuItem
Defined In:menu.js
Creates an item for a menu bar.

Public Properties

Property Defined By
  CHECKED_IMAGE_ALT_TEXT : String MenuItem
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the checked image.
  CHECKED_IMAGE_PATH : String MenuItem
String representing the path to the image to be used for the checked state.
  COLLAPSED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_ALT_TEXT : String MenuItem
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator.
  CSS_CLASS_NAME : String MenuBarItem
String representing the CSS class(es) to be applied to the <li> element of the menu bar item.
  DISABLED_CHECKED_IMAGE_ALT_TEXT : String MenuItem
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the checked image when the item is disabled.
  DISABLED_CHECKED_IMAGE_PATH : String MenuItem
String representing the path to the image to be used for the disabled checked state.
  DISABLED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_ALT_TEXT : String MenuItem
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator when the menu item is disab...
  DISABLED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_IMAGE_PATH : String MenuBarItem
String representing the path to the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator when the menu bar item is disabled.
  EXPANDED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_ALT_TEXT : String MenuItem
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator when the submenu is visible.
  IMG_ROOT : String MenuItem
String representing the prefix path to use for non-secure images.
  IMG_ROOT_SSL : String MenuItem
String representing the prefix path to use for securely served images.
  SELECTED_CHECKED_IMAGE_PATH : String MenuItem
String representing the path to the image to be used for the selected checked state.
  SELECTED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_IMAGE_PATH : String MenuBarItem
String representing the path to the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator when the menu bar item is selected.
  SUBMENU_INDICATOR_IMAGE_PATH : String MenuBarItem
String representing the path to the image to be used for the menu bar item's submenu arrow indicator.
  SUBMENU_TYPE : YAHOO.widget.Menu MenuItem
Object representing the type of menu to instantiate and add when parsing the child nodes of the menu item's source HT...
  browser : String MenuItem
String representing the browser.
  constructor : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem MenuItem
Object reference to the menu item's constructor function.
  element : MenuItem
Object reference to the menu item's <li> element.
  groupIndex : Number MenuItem
Number indicating the index of the group to which the menu item belongs.
  imageRoot : String MenuItem
String representing the root path for all of the menu item's images.
  index : Number MenuItem
Number indicating the ordinal position of the menu item in its group.
  isSecure : Boolean MenuItem
Boolean representing whether or not the current browsing context is secure (HTTPS).
  parent : YAHOO.widget.Menu MenuItem
Object reference to the menu item's parent menu.
  srcElement : MenuItem
Object reference to the HTML element (either <li>, <optgroup> or <option>) used create the me...
  submenuIndicator : MenuItem
Object reference to the <img> element used to create the submenu indicator for the menu item.
  value : Object MenuItem
Object reference to the menu item's value.

Public Methods

Method Defined By
  MenuBarItem() MenuBarItem
  blur() : void MenuItem
Causes the menu item to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
  configChecked(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "checked" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  configDisabled(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "disabled" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  configEmphasis(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "emphasis" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  configHelpText(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "helptext" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  configSelected(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "selected" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  configStrongEmphasis(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "strongemphasis" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  configSubmenu(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "submenu" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  configTarget(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "target" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  configText(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "text" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  configURL(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem) : void MenuItem
Event handler for when the "url" configuration property of the menu item changes.
  destroy() : void MenuItem
Removes the menu item's <li> element from its parent <ul> element.
  focus() : void MenuItem
Causes the menu item to receive the focus and fires the focus event.
  getNextEnabledSibling() : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem MenuItem
Finds the menu item's next enabled sibling.
  getPreviousEnabledSibling() : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem MenuItem
Finds the menu item's previous enabled sibling.
  init(String p_oObject, , MenuBarItem
The MenuBarItem class's initialization method. This method is automatically called by the constructor, and sets up al...
  initDefaultConfig() : void MenuItem
Initializes an item's configurable properties.
  toString() : String MenuBarItem
Returns a string representing the menu bar item.

Public Events

Event Defined By
  blurEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the menu item loses the input focus.
  clickEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the user clicks the on the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
  destroyEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the menu item's <li> element is removed from its parent <ul> element.
  focusEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the menu item receives focus.
  keyDownEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the user presses a key when the menu item has focus. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
  keyPressEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the user presses an alphanumeric key when the menu item has focus. Passes back the DOM Event object as an...
  keyUpEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the user releases a key when the menu item has focus. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
  mouseDownEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the user mouses down on the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
  mouseOutEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the mouse has left the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
  mouseOverEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the mouse has entered the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
  mouseUpEvent : () MenuItem
Fires when the user releases a mouse button while the mouse is over the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object ...

Property Details

CHECKED_IMAGE_ALT_TEXT

public String CHECKED_IMAGE_ALT_TEXT
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the checked image.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

CHECKED_IMAGE_PATH

public String CHECKED_IMAGE_PATH
String representing the path to the image to be used for the checked state.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

COLLAPSED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_ALT_TEXT

public String COLLAPSED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_ALT_TEXT
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

CSS_CLASS_NAME

public String CSS_CLASS_NAME
String representing the CSS class(es) to be applied to the <li> element of the menu bar item.
This property is defined by MenuBarItem.

DISABLED_CHECKED_IMAGE_ALT_TEXT

public String DISABLED_CHECKED_IMAGE_ALT_TEXT
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the checked image when the item is disabled.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

DISABLED_CHECKED_IMAGE_PATH

public String DISABLED_CHECKED_IMAGE_PATH
String representing the path to the image to be used for the disabled checked state.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

DISABLED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_ALT_TEXT

public String DISABLED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_ALT_TEXT
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator when the menu item is disabled.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

DISABLED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_IMAGE_PATH

public String DISABLED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_IMAGE_PATH
String representing the path to the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator when the menu bar item is disabled.
This property is defined by MenuBarItem.

EXPANDED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_ALT_TEXT

public String EXPANDED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_ALT_TEXT
String representing the alt text for the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator when the submenu is visible.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

IMG_ROOT

public String IMG_ROOT
String representing the prefix path to use for non-secure images.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

IMG_ROOT_SSL

public String IMG_ROOT_SSL
String representing the prefix path to use for securely served images.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

SELECTED_CHECKED_IMAGE_PATH

public String SELECTED_CHECKED_IMAGE_PATH
String representing the path to the image to be used for the selected checked state.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

SELECTED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_IMAGE_PATH

public String SELECTED_SUBMENU_INDICATOR_IMAGE_PATH
String representing the path to the image to be used for the submenu arrow indicator when the menu bar item is selected.
This property is defined by MenuBarItem.

SUBMENU_INDICATOR_IMAGE_PATH

public String SUBMENU_INDICATOR_IMAGE_PATH
String representing the path to the image to be used for the menu bar item's submenu arrow indicator.
This property is defined by MenuBarItem.

SUBMENU_TYPE

public YAHOO.widget.Menu SUBMENU_TYPE
Object representing the type of menu to instantiate and add when parsing the child nodes of the menu item's source HTML element.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

browser

public String browser
String representing the browser.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

constructor

public YAHOO.widget.MenuItem constructor
Object reference to the menu item's constructor function.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

element

public
Object reference to the menu item's <li> element.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

groupIndex

public Number groupIndex
Number indicating the index of the group to which the menu item belongs.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

imageRoot

public String imageRoot
String representing the root path for all of the menu item's images.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

index

public Number index
Number indicating the ordinal position of the menu item in its group.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

isSecure

public Boolean isSecure
Boolean representing whether or not the current browsing context is secure (HTTPS).
This property is defined by MenuItem.

parent

public YAHOO.widget.Menu parent
Object reference to the menu item's parent menu.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

srcElement

public
Object reference to the HTML element (either <li>, <optgroup> or <option>) used create the menu item.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

submenuIndicator

public
Object reference to the <img> element used to create the submenu indicator for the menu item.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

value

public Object value
Object reference to the menu item's value.
This property is defined by MenuItem.

Constructor Details

MenuBarItem

public function MenuBarItem()
Parameters:
  • None.

Method Details

blur

public function blur()
Causes the menu item to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configChecked

public function configChecked(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "checked" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configDisabled

public function configDisabled(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "disabled" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configEmphasis

public function configEmphasis(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "emphasis" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configHelpText

public function configHelpText(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "helptext" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configSelected

public function configSelected(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "selected" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configStrongEmphasis

public function configStrongEmphasis(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "strongemphasis" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configSubmenu

public function configSubmenu(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "submenu" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configTarget

public function configTarget(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "target" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configText

public function configText(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "text" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

configURL

public function configURL(String p_sType, Array p_aArgs, YAHOO.widget.MenuItem p_oItem)
Event handler for when the "url" configuration property of the menu item changes.
Parameters:
  • p_sType : String
    String representing the name of the event that was fired.
  • p_aArgs : Array
    Array of arguments sent when the event was fired.
  • p_oItem : YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
    Object representing the menu item that fired the event.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

destroy

public function destroy()
Removes the menu item's <li> element from its parent <ul> element.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

focus

public function focus()
Causes the menu item to receive the focus and fires the focus event.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • void
This method is defined by MenuItem.

getNextEnabledSibling

public function getNextEnabledSibling()
Finds the menu item's next enabled sibling.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
This method is defined by MenuItem.

getPreviousEnabledSibling

public function getPreviousEnabledSibling()
Finds the menu item's previous enabled sibling.
Parameters:
  • None.
Returns:
  • YAHOO.widget.MenuItem
This method is defined by MenuItem.

init

public function init(String p_oObject, , The MenuBarItem class's initialization method. This method is automatically called by the constructor, and sets up all DOM references for pre-existing markup, and creates required markup if it is not already present.
Parameters:
  • href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/WD-DOM-Level-1-20000929/level- : one-html.html#ID-38450247">HTMLOptGroupElement} p_oObject Object specifying the <optgroup> element of the menu bar item.
  • href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/WD-DOM-Level-1-20000929/level- : one-html.html#ID-70901257">HTMLOptionElement} p_oObject Object specifying the <option> element of the menu bar item.
  • p_oConfig : Object
    Optional. Object literal specifying the configuration for the menu bar item. See configuration class documentation for more details.
    • Returns:
    • void
    This method is defined by MenuBarItem.

    initDefaultConfig

    public function initDefaultConfig()
    Initializes an item's configurable properties.
    Parameters:
    • None.
    Returns:
    • void
    This method is defined by MenuItem.

    toString

    public function toString()
    Returns a string representing the menu bar item.
    Parameters:
    • None.
    Returns:
    • String
    This method is defined by MenuBarItem.

    Event Details

    blurEvent

    public event blurEvent
    Fires when the menu item loses the input focus.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    clickEvent

    public event clickEvent
    Fires when the user clicks the on the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    destroyEvent

    public event destroyEvent
    Fires when the menu item's <li> element is removed from its parent <ul> element.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    focusEvent

    public event focusEvent
    Fires when the menu item receives focus.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    keyDownEvent

    public event keyDownEvent
    Fires when the user presses a key when the menu item has focus. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    keyPressEvent

    public event keyPressEvent
    Fires when the user presses an alphanumeric key when the menu item has focus. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    keyUpEvent

    public event keyUpEvent
    Fires when the user releases a key when the menu item has focus. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    mouseDownEvent

    public event mouseDownEvent
    Fires when the user mouses down on the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    mouseOutEvent

    public event mouseOutEvent
    Fires when the mouse has left the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    mouseOverEvent

    public event mouseOverEvent
    Fires when the mouse has entered the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.

    mouseUpEvent

    public event mouseUpEvent
    Fires when the user releases a mouse button while the mouse is over the menu item. Passes back the DOM Event object as an argument.
    Subscribers will be called with the following parameters:
    • None.
    This event is defined by MenuItem.
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