Basalt2/docs/references/elements/Menu.md

Menu

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

Extends: List

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:setItems	Menu	Sets the menu items and calculates total width
Menu:render	-	Renders the menu horizontally with proper spacing and colors
Menu:mouse_click	boolean	Handles mouse click events and item selection

Menu.new()

Creates a new Menu instance

Returns

• Menu self The newly created Menu instance

Menu:init(props, basalt)

Parameters

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

Returns

• Menu self The initialized instance

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"}})

Menu:render()

Menu: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 Whether the event was handled