Basalt2/docs/references/elements/Dropdown.md

Dropdown

This is the dropdown class. It is a visual element that can show a list of selectable items in a dropdown menu.

Extends: List

Properties

Property	Type	Default	Description
isOpen	boolean	false	Whether the dropdown menu is currently open
dropdownHeight	number	5	Maximum height of the dropdown menu when open
selectedText	string	""	The text to show when no item is selected
dropSymbol	string	"\31"	The symbol to show for dropdown indication

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
Dropdown.new	Dropdown	Creates a new Dropdown instance
Dropdown:init	Dropdown	Initializes the Dropdown instance
Dropdown:mouse_click	boolean	Handles mouse click events
Dropdown:render	-	Renders the Dropdown

Dropdown.new()

Creates a new Dropdown instance

Returns

• Dropdown self The newly created Dropdown instance

Dropdown:init(props, basalt)

Parameters

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

Returns

• Dropdown self The initialized instance

Dropdown:mouse_click(button, x, y)

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 handled Whether the event was handled

Dropdown:render()