React UI Components Documentation
ReactJS DropDownButton Component
The DropDownButton component for ReactJS that is able to display any type of content inside a DropDown.
Prerequisites
Refer to ReactJS Getting Started before you start with this help topic.
Configuration
The DropDownButton component for ReactJS requires the following imports.
Then we create our component class. Properties and methods are put as ReactJS props.
Finally we render our class in the desired HTML element:
Events Methods & Properties
In order to bind to any event, change any property or call any method, we need a reference to the component.
For that we use the ReactJS "ref" Callback Attribute:
Now, when we have a reference, we need to call the desired event/property/method.
This is done in the componentDidMount() ReactJS Component Lifecycle method.
Events
The open event is triggered when the button's popup is opened.
The following example demonstrates how to add an event listener:
Methods & Properties
This is how you call methods & props:
Every component have a method setOptions which accepts a object as an argument. This object contains component settings.
Every component also have a method getOptions which returns a object containing the component settings.
DropDownButton Examples
Overview
The following example demonstrates how to create a DropDownButton component.
Template
The following example demonstrates how to set an alternative template to the DropDownButton component.