---
layout      : 'default'
css         : 'dropdown'

title       : 'Dropdown'
description : 'A dropdown is a hidden list of selections that a user can choose to have appear'
type        : 'UI Module'
---

<script src="/javascript/dropdown.js"></script>

<%- @partial('header') %>

<div class="main container">

  <div class="peek">
    <div class="ui vertical pointing secondary menu">
      <a class="active item">Usage</a>
      <a class="item">Types</a>
      <a class="item">Examples</a>
      <a class="item">Variations</a>
      <a class="item">States</a>
      <a class="item">Behavior</a>
      <a class="item">Settings</a>
    </div>
  </div>

  <h2 class="ui dividing header">Usage</h2>

  <h3 class="ui header">Initializing a dropdown</h3>
  <div class="code" data-type="javascript">
    $('.ui.dropdown')
      .dropdown()
    ;
  </div>
  <div class="code" data-type="html">
    <div class="ui dropdown">
      <div class="text">Select</div>
      <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
      <div class="menu">
        <div class="item" data-value="option1">Option 1</div>
        <div class="item" data-value="option2">Option 2</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>


  <h2 class="ui dividing header">Types</h2>

  <div class="visible dropdown example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Dropdown</h4>
    <p>A basic dropdown has no special formatting of its own</p>
    <div class="ui dropdown">
      <div class="text">Select</div>
      <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
      <div class="menu">
        <div class="item">Edit</div>
        <div class="item">Remove</div>
        <div class="item">Hide</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="dropdown example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Inline</h4>
    <p>A dropdown can be formatted to appear inline in other content</p>
    <div>Show me posts trending
      <div class="ui inline dropdown">
        <div class="text">today</div>
        <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item" data-text="today">Today</div>
          <div class="item" data-text="this week">This Week</div>
          <div class="item" data-text="this month">This Month</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="dropdown example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Selection</h4>
    <p>A dropdown can be formatted to allow selection of a menu choice.</p>
    <div class="ui selection dropdown">
      <input type="hidden" name="gender">
      <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
      <div class="default text">Gender</div>
      <div class="menu">
        <div class="item" data-value="male">Male</div>
        <div class="item" data-value="female">Female</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>


  <div class="button example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Floating</h4>
    <p>A dropdown menu can appear to be floating below an element.</p>
    <div class="ui teal buttons">
      <div class="ui button">Save</div>
      <div class="ui teal floating dropdown icon button">
        <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item"><i class="edit icon"></i>Edit Post</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="delete icon"></i>Remove Post</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="hide icon"></i>Hide Post</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="hover example">
  <h4 class="ui header">Pointing</h4>
  <p>A dropdown menu can be formatted to point to its content</p>
    <div class="ui compact menu">
      <div class="menu">
        <a class="active item">
          <i class="home icon"></i> Home
        </a>
        <div class="ui pointing dropdown link item">
          <i class="icon mail"></i> Messages <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
          <div class="menu">
            <a class="item"><i class="mail icon"></i>Inbox</a>
            <a class="item"><i class="book icon"></i>Archive</a>
          </div>
        </div>
        <a class="item">
          <i class="user icon"></i> Browse
        </a>
        <a class="item">
          <i class="question icon"></i> Help
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="another button example">
    <div class="ui blue labeled icon top left pointing dropdown button">
      <i class="settings icon"></i>
      <span class="text">Settings</span>
      <div class="menu">
        <div class="item"><i class="edit icon"></i>Edit</div>
        <div class="item"><i class="delete icon"></i>Remove</div>
        <div class="item"><i class="hide icon"></i>Hide</div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="ui red labeled icon top right pointing dropdown button">
      <i class="settings icon"></i>
      <span class="text">Settings</span>
      <div class="menu">
        <div class="item"><i class="edit icon"></i>Edit</div>
        <div class="item"><i class="delete icon"></i>Remove</div>
        <div class="item"><i class="hide icon"></i>Hide</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="another button example">
    <div class="ui teal right pointing dropdown icon button">
      <i class="settings icon"></i>
      <div class="menu">
        <div class="item"><i class="edit icon"></i>Edit</div>
        <div class="item"><i class="delete icon"></i>Remove</div>
        <div class="item"><i class="hide icon"></i>Hide</div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="ui green left pointing dropdown icon button">
      <i class="settings icon"></i>
      <div class="menu">
        <div class="item"><i class="edit icon"></i>Edit</div>
        <div class="item"><i class="delete icon"></i>Remove</div>
        <div class="item"><i class="hide icon"></i>Hide</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Simple</h4>
    <p>A simple dropdown can open without javascript</p>
    <div class="ui compact menu">
      <div class="ui simple dropdown item">
        Dropdown <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item">Choice 1</div>
          <div class="item">Choice 2</div>
          <div class="item">Choice 3</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>


  <h2 class="ui dividing header">Examples</h2>

  <div class="dropdown example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Re-selecting values</h4>
    <p>A dropdown will automatically select on page load any menu item that includes the currently value of <code>text</code> or your dropdown's hidden input value. This is used to preserve a user's selection on page navigation and will automatically remove and default text placeholder formatting.</p>

    Current action: <div class="ui inline dropdown">
      <div class="text">Hide</div>
      <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
      <div class="menu">
        <div class="item">Edit</div>
        <div class="item">Remove</div>
        <div class="item">Hide</div>
      </div>
    </div>

  </div>

  <div class="dropdown example">
  <h4 class="ui header">Button Group</h4>
    <p>A <a href="/element/button.html">button group</a> can be formatted to show additional content as a dropdown</p>
    <div class="ui red icon buttons">
      <div class="ui top left pointing dropdown button">
        <i class="user icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item"><i class="edit icon"></i>Edit User</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="delete icon"></i>Remove User</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="hide icon"></i>Make Invisible</div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="ui top left pointing dropdown button">
        <i class="users icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item"><i class="edit icon"></i>Edit Group</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="delete icon"></i>Remove Group</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="hide icon"></i>Hide from Group</div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="ui top right pointing dropdown button">
        <i class="settings icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item"><i class="edit icon"></i>Edit</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="delete icon"></i>Remove</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="hide icon"></i>Hide</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>


  <div class="button example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Combo Button</h4>
    <p>A <a href="/element/button.html">button</a> can be formatted with a dropdown</p>
    <div class="ui teal buttons">
      <div class="ui button">Update Post</div>
      <div class="ui teal dropdown icon button">
        <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item"><i class="edit icon"></i>Edit Post</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="delete icon"></i>Remove Post</div>
          <div class="item"><i class="hide icon"></i>Hide Post</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="dropdown example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Multiple Levels</h4>
    <p>A dropdown menu can also contain sub menus inside of it</p>
    My favorite animal breed is <div class="ui inline dropdown">
      <input type="hidden" name="gender">
      <div class="text">Shiba Inu</div>
      <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
      <div class="menu">
        <div class="item">
          <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
          Dogs
          <div class="menu">
            <div class="item">Shiba Inu</div>
            <div class="item">Poodle</div>
            <div class="item">Labrador</div>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="item">
          <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
          Cats
          <div class="menu">
            <div class="item">Aegean</div>
            <div class="item">Balinese</div>
            <div class="item">Persian</div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>


  <div class="hover example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Menu</h4>
    <p>A <a href="/collection/menu.html">menu</a> element can contain a dropdown</p>
      <div class="ui compact tiered purple inverted menu">
        <div class="menu">
          <a class="active item">
            <i class="icon home"></i> Home
          </a>
          <a class="ui dropdown item">
            <i class="icon mail"></i> Messages <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
            <div class="menu">
              <div class="item">
                <i class="mail icon"></i>Categories
                <div class="menu">
                  <div class="item">Unread</div>
                  <div class="item">Promotions</div>
                  <div class="item">Updates</div>
                </div>
              </div>
              <div class="item"><i class="book icon"></i>Archive</div>
            </div>
          </a>
          <a class="item">
            <i class="user icon"></i> Browse
          </a>
        </div>
        <div class="sub menu">
          <a class="item">Activity Feed</a>
          <a class="item">Profile</a>
          <a class="item">Events</a>
        </div>
      </div>
  </div>

  <div class="dropdown example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Form</h4>
    <p>A dropdown can be formatted to allow selection inside a <a href="/collection/form.html">form</a></p>
    <div class="ui form segment">
      <p>Let's go ahead and get you signed up.</p>
      <div class="two fields">
        <div class="field">
          <label>First Name</label>
          <input placeholder="First Name" type="text">
        </div>
        <div class="field">
          <label>Last Name</label>
          <input placeholder="Last Name" type="text">
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="field">
        <label>Gender</label>
        <div class="ui dropdown selection">
          <input type="hidden" name="gender">
          <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
          <div class="default text">...</div>
          <div class="menu">
            <div class="item" data-value="male">Male</div>
            <div class="item" data-value="female">Female</div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="transition example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Transitions</h4>
    <p>A dropdown can have different <a href="/modules/transition.html">transitions</a>.</p>
    <div class="ui teal buttons">
      <div class="ui button">Toggle</div>
      <div class="ui teal floating dropdown icon button">
        <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item" data-value="horizontal flip">Horizontal Flip</div>
          <div class="item" data-value="fade up">Fade Up</div>
          <div class="item" data-value="scale">Scale</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>


  <h2 class="ui dividing header">Variations</h2>

  <div class="dropdown example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Fluid</h4>
    <p>A dropdown can take the full width of its parent</p>
    <div class="ui vertical menu">
      <a class="item">Link 1</a>
      <a class="item">Link 2</a>
      <div class="header item">All Sections</div>
      <div class="ui item">
        <div class="ui fluid selection dropdown">
          <div class="text">More</div>
          <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
          <div class="menu">
            <div class="item">Choice 1</div>
            <div class="item">Choice 2</div>
            <div class="item">Choice 3</div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <h2 class="ui dividing header">States</h2>

  <div class="example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Active</h4>
    <p>An active dropdown menu has its menu open</p>
    <div class="ui compact menu">
      <div class="ui simple active dropdown item">
        Dropdown <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item">Choice 1</div>
          <div class="item">Choice 2</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Disabled</h4>
    <p>A disabled dropdown menu will not open or close</p>
    <div class="ui menu">
      <div class="ui simple disabled dropdown item">
        Dropdown <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
        <div class="menu">
          <div class="item">Choice 1</div>
          <div class="item">Choice 2</div>
          <div class="item">Choice 3</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <h2 class="ui dividing header">Behavior</h2>

  <div class="no example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Show</h4>
    <p>A dropdown can show its menu</p>
    <div class="ignore code">
    $('.ui.dropdown')
      .dropdown('show')
    ;
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="no example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Hide</h4>
    <p>A dropdown can hide its menu</p>
    <div class="ignore code">
    $('.ui.dropdown')
      .dropdown('hide')
    ;
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="no example">
    <h4 class="ui header">Toggle</h4>
    <p>A dropdown can toggle between menu visibility</p>
    <div class="ignore code">
    $('.ui.dropdown')
      .dropdown('toggle')
    ;
    </div>
  </div>

  <h2 class="ui dividing header">Settings</h2>

  <div class="no example">

  <h4 class="ui header">Dropdown Settings</h4>
  <p>Dropdown settings modify the dropdown's behavior</p>
  <table class="ui celled definition table segment">
    <thead>
      <th>Setting</th>
      <th class="four wide">Default</th>
      <th>Description</th>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td>on</td>
        <td>click</td>
        <td>Event used to trigger dropdown (Hover, Click)</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>delay</td>
        <td>
        <div class="code">
    delay: {
      show: 50,
      hide: 300
    }
        </div>
        </td>
        <td>Time in milliseconds to debounce show or hide behavior when <code>on: hover</code> is used.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>transition</td>
        <td>
          slide down
        </td>
        <td>Named transition to use when animating menu in and out. Fade and slide down are available without including <a href="/modules/transition.html">ui transitions</a></td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>action</td>
        <td>auto</td>
        <td>Sets a default action to occur.
        <div class="ui vertical divided list">
          <div class="item">
            <div class="header">activate</div>
            <div class="description">Most likely action will be determined by type of dropdown, for example a selection dropdown will automatically use updateForm</div>
          </div>
          <div class="item">
            <div class="header">nothing</div>
            <div class="description">no action occurs</div>
          </div>
          <div class="item">
            <div class="header">hide</div>
            <div class="description">Dropdown menu is hidden</div>
          </div>
          <div class="item">
            <div class="header">activate</div>
            <div class="description">Dropdown menu is hidden, item activated and text is changed</div>
          </div>
          <div class="item">
            <div class="header">function(){}</div>
            <div class="description">custom function is executed</div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>

  <div class="ui horizontal section divider"><i class="icon setting"></i></div>
  <h4 class="ui header">Callbacks</h4>
  <p>Callback settings specify a function to occur after a specific behavior.</p>

  <table class="ui celled definition table segment">
    <thead>
      <th class="four wide">Setting</th>
      <th>Context</th>
      <th>Description</th>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td>onChange(value, text)</td>
        <td>Dropdown</td>
        <td>Is called after a dropdown item is selected. Receieves the name and value of selection.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>onShow</td>
        <td>Dropdown</td>
        <td>Is called after a dropdown is shown.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>onHide</td>
        <td>Dropdown</td>
        <td>Is called after a dropdown is hidden.</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>

  </div>

  <div class="no example">

  <h4 class="ui header">DOM Settings</h4>
  <p>DOM settings specify how this module should interface with the DOM</p>
  <table class="ui celled definition table segment">
    <thead>
      <th>Setting</th>
      <th class="four wide">Default</th>
      <th>Description</th>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td>namespace</td>
        <td>dropdown</td>
        <td>Event namespace. Makes sure module teardown does not effect other events attached to an element.</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>selector</td>
        <td colspan="2">
          <div class="code">
    selector : {
      menu  : '.menu',
      item  : '.menu > .item',
      text  : '> .text',
      input : '> input[type="hidden"]'
    },
          </div>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>metadata</td>
        <td colspan="2">
          <div class="code">
    metadata: {
      text  : 'text',
      value : 'value'
    },
          </div>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>className</td>
        <td colspan="2">
          <div class="code">
    className : {
      active      : 'active',
      placeholder : 'default',
      disabled    : 'disabled',
      visible     : 'visible'
    }
          </div>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>

  </div>

  <div class="no example">

  <h4 class="ui header">Debug Settings</h4>
  <p>Debug settings controls debug output to the console</p>
  <table class="ui celled definition table segment">
    <thead>
      <th>Setting</th>
      <th class="four wide">Default</th>
      <th>Description</th>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td>name</td>
        <td>Dropdown</td>
        <td>Name used in debug logs</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>debug</td>
        <td>True</td>
        <td>Provides standard debug output to console</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>performance</td>
        <td>True</td>
        <td>Provides standard debug output to console</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>verbose</td>
        <td>True</td>
        <td>Provides ancillary debug output to console</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>error</td>
        <td colspan="2">
          <div class="code">
    error   : {
      action    : 'You called a dropdown action that was not defined',
      method    : 'The method you called is not defined.',
      transition : 'The requested transition was not found'
    }
          </div>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>

  </div>

</div>
</body>

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