Basalt2/docs/references/elements/Menu.md

Menu : List

This is the menu class. It provides a horizontal menu bar with selectable items and separators. Menu items are displayed in a single row and can have custom colors and callbacks.

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Description
separatorColor	color	gray	The color used for separator items in the menu

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
Menu.new	Menu	Creates a new Menu instance
Menu:init	Menu	Initializes the Menu instance
Menu:mouse_click	boolean	Handles mouse click events and item selection
Menu:render	-	Renders the menu horizontally with proper spacing and colors
Menu:setItems	Menu	Sets the menu items and calculates total width

Menu.new()

Creates a new Menu instance

Returns

• Menu self The newly created Menu instance

Usage

local menu = Menu.new()

Menu:init(props, basalt)

Initializes the Menu instance

Parameters

• props table The properties to initialize the element with
• basalt table The basalt instance

Returns

• Menu self The initialized instance

Menu:mouse_click(button, x, y)

Handles mouse click events

Parameters

• button number The button that was clicked
• x number The x position of the click
• y number The y position of the click

Returns

• boolean Whether the event was handled

Menu:render()

Renders the menu

Menu:setItems(items)

Sets the menu items

Parameters

• items table[] List of items with {text, separator, callback, foreground, background} properties

Returns

• Menu self The Menu instance

Usage

menu:setItems({{text="File"}, {separator=true}, {text="Edit"}})