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MenuButton

Inherits: Button < BaseButton < Control < CanvasItem < Node < Object

A button that brings up a PopupMenu when clicked.

Description

A button that brings up a PopupMenu when clicked. To create new items inside this PopupMenu, use get_popup().add_item("My Item Name"). You can also create them directly from Godot editor's inspector.

See also BaseButton which contains common properties and methods associated with this node.

Properties

ActionMode	action_mode	0 (overrides BaseButton)
bool	flat	true (overrides Button)
FocusMode	focus_mode	0 (overrides Control)
int	item_count	0
bool	switch_on_hover	false
bool	toggle_mode	true (overrides BaseButton)

Methods

PopupMenu	get_popup ( ) const
void	set_disable_shortcuts ( bool disabled )
void	show_popup ( )

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Signals

about_to_popup ( )

Emitted when the PopupMenu of this MenuButton is about to show.

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Property Descriptions

int item_count = 0

• void set_item_count ( int value )

• int get_item_count ( )

The number of items currently in the list.

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bool switch_on_hover = false

• void set_switch_on_hover ( bool value )

• bool is_switch_on_hover ( )

If true, when the cursor hovers above another MenuButton within the same parent which also has switch_on_hover enabled, it will close the current MenuButton and open the other one.

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Method Descriptions

PopupMenu get_popup ( ) const

Returns the PopupMenu contained in this button.

Warning: This is a required internal node, removing and freeing it may cause a crash. If you wish to hide it or any of its children, use their Window.visible property.

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void set_disable_shortcuts ( bool disabled )

If true, shortcuts are disabled and cannot be used to trigger the button.

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void show_popup ( )

Adjusts popup position and sizing for the MenuButton, then shows the PopupMenu. Prefer this over using get_popup().popup().