ReactJS is a popular JavaScript library used for building user interfaces. It provides a component-based architecture that allows developers to create reusable UI elements. In this article, we will explore how to create a menu item component in ReactJS, which can be used to build menus or navigation bars.
Material UI for React has this component available for us and it is very easy to integrate. We can use Menu Component in ReactJS using the following approach.
Creating React Application And Installing Module:
Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:
npx create-react-app foldername
Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. foldername, move to it using the following command:
cd foldername
Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the material-ui modules using the following command:
npm install @material-ui/core
Project Structure: It will look like the following.
Project Structure
App.js: Now write down the following code in the App.js file. Here, App is our default component where we have written our code.
Javascript
import React from "react";import MenuItem from "@material-ui/core/MenuItem";import Button from "@material-ui/core/Button";import Menu from "@material-ui/core/Menu";const App = () => { const [anchorEl, setAnchorEl] = React.useState(null); const handleClose = () => { setAnchorEl(null); }; const handleClick = (event) => { setAnchorEl(event.currentTarget); }; return ( <div style={{ marginLeft: "40%", }} > <h2>How to use Menu Component in ReactJS?</h2> <Button aria-controls="simple-menu" aria-haspopup="true" onClick={handleClick} > Open Menu List </Button> <Menu keepMounted anchorEl={anchorEl} onClose={handleClose} open={Boolean(anchorEl)} > <MenuItem onClick={handleClose}>My Account</MenuItem> <MenuItem onClick={handleClose}>Settings</MenuItem> <MenuItem onClick={handleClose}>Profile</MenuItem> <MenuItem onClick={handleClose}>Logout</MenuItem> </Menu> </div> );};export default App; |
Step to Run Application: Run the application using the following command from the root directory of the project:
npm start
Output: Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output:
