menu-list

Import

import MenuList from '@mui/material/MenuList';
// or
import { MenuList } from '@mui/material';

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A permanently displayed menu following WAI-ARIA Menu Button Pattern. It’s exposed to help customization of the Menu component if you use it separately you need to move focus into the component manually. Once the focus is placed inside the component it is fully keyboard accessible.

Props of the List component are also available.

Props

Name	Type	Default	Description
autoFocus	bool	false	If true, will focus the [role="menu"] container and move into tab order.
autoFocusItem	bool	false	If true, will focus the first menuitem if variant="menu" or selected item if variant="selectedMenu".
children	node	-	MenuList contents, normally MenuItems.
disabledItemsFocusable	bool	false	If true, will allow focus on disabled items.
disableListWrap	bool	false	If true, the menu items will not wrap focus.
variant	‘menu’ | ‘selectedMenu’	‘selectedMenu’	The variant to use. Use menu to prevent selected items from impacting the initial focus and the vertical alignment relative to the anchor element.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

While not explicitly documented above, the props of the List component are also available in MenuList. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.

CSS Classes

Class name	Rule name	Description
.MuiMenuList-dense	dense	Styles applied to the root element if dense.
.MuiMenuList-padding	padding	Styles applied to the root element unless disablePadding={true}.
.MuiMenuList-root	root	Styles applied to the root element.
.MuiMenuList-subheader	subheader	Styles applied to the root element if a subheader is provided.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

• With a global class name.
• With a rule name as part of the component’s styleOverrides property in a custom theme.

Source Code

If you did not find the information in this page, consider having a look at the implementation of the component for more detail.