Menu.showAt method

Shows the Menu, if hidden, regardless of other states, top and left aligned at specified coordinates or at the location of the mouse event object.

Syntax

menu.showAt(x, y);
menu.showAt(mouseEventObj: MouseEvent);

Parameters

• x
  Type: number

  Required. The x coordinate point where the top left corner of the Menu will appear, relative to the top and left edge of the visual viewport.

• y
  Type: number

  Required. The y coordinate point where the top left corner of the Menu will appear, relative to the top and left edge of the visual viewport.

• MouseEventObj
  Type: MouseEvent

  Required. The MouseEvent Object that specifies where to show the Menu based on its location.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Remarks

The showAt() method can be overloaded with either x,y coordinates or a mouse event object.

Requirements

Minimum WinJS version	WinJS 4.1
Namespace	WinJS.UI

See also

Flyout

Menu

MenuCommand

Displaying popups

Laying out your UI

HTML flyout control sample

Designers

Command patterns

Flyout

Guidelines for flyouts

Context menu

Guidelines for context menus