MenuButton

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

Special button that brings up a PopupMenu when clicked.

Description

Special button that brings up a PopupMenu when clicked.

New items can be created inside this PopupMenu using get_popup().add_item("My Item Name"). You can also create them directly from the editor. To do so, select the MenuButton node, then in the toolbar at the top of the 2D editor, click Items then click Add in the popup. You will be able to give each item new properties.

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

Properties

ActionMode	action_mode	0 (parent override)
bool	flat	true (parent override)
FocusMode	focus_mode	0 (parent override)
bool	switch_on_hover	false
bool	toggle_mode	true (parent override)

Methods

PopupMenu	get_popup ( ) const
void	set_disable_shortcuts ( bool disabled )

Theme Properties

StyleBox	disabled
StyleBox	focus
Font	font
Color	font_color	Color( 0.88, 0.88, 0.88, 1 )
Color	font_color_disabled	Color( 1, 1, 1, 0.3 )
Color	font_color_hover	Color( 0.94, 0.94, 0.94, 1 )
Color	font_color_pressed	Color( 1, 1, 1, 1 )
StyleBox	hover
int	hseparation	3
StyleBox	normal
StyleBox	pressed

Signals

• about_to_show ( )

Emitted when PopupMenu of this MenuButton is about to show.

Property Descriptions

• bool switch_on_hover

Default	false
Setter	set_switch_on_hover(value)
Getter	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.

Method Descriptions

• PopupMenu get_popup ( ) const

Returns the PopupMenu contained in this button.

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• void set_disable_shortcuts ( bool disabled )

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