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HTML DOM MenuItem objects

MenuItem objects

MenuItem object is a new HTML5.

MenuItem object represents the HTML <menuitem> element.

Note: Currently only Firefox browsers support <menuitem> element.

Access MenuItem objects

You can use getElementById () to access the <menuitem> element:

var x = document.getElementById ( "myMenuItem");

Creating MenuItem objects

You can use document.createElement () method to create <menuitem> element:

var x = document.createElement ( "MENUITEM");

MenuItem object properties

Property description
checked Sets or returns whether the menu item should be checked
command Sets or returns the menu item command value of the property
default Sets or returns whether the menu item should be the default command
disabled Sets or returns whether the menu item is disabled
icon Sets or returns on behalf of a menu item image
label Sets or returns the label property of menu items
radiogroup Sets or returns radiogroup property of menu items
type Sets or returns the type property of menu items

Standard properties and events

MenuItem objects also supports the standard attributes and events


related articles

HTML Reference Manual: HTML <menitemu> tag