element-plus/docs/en-US/component/dropdown.md

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title: Dropdown
lang: en-US
---
# Dropdown
Toggleable menu for displaying lists of links and actions.
## Basic usage
Hover on the dropdown menu to unfold it for more actions.
:::demo The triggering element is rendered by the default `slot`, and the dropdown part is rendered by the `slot` named `dropdown`. By default, dropdown list shows when you hover on the triggering element without having to click it.
dropdown/basic-usage
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## Triggering element
Use the button to trigger the dropdown list.
:::demo Use `split-button` to split the triggering element into a button group with the left button being a normal button and right one the actual triggering target. If you wanna insert a separator line between item three and item four, just add a class `divider` to item four.
dropdown/triggering-element
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## How to trigger
Click the triggering element or hover on it.
:::demo Use the attribute `trigger`. By default, it is `hover`.
dropdown/how-to-trigger
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## Menu hiding behavior
Use `hide-on-click` to define if menu closes on clicking.
:::demo By default menu will close when you click on menu items, and it can be turned off by setting hide-on-click to false.
dropdown/menu-hiding-behavior
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## Command event
Clicking each dropdown item fires an event whose parameter is assigned by each item.
:::demo
dropdown/command-event
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## Dropdown methods
You can open or close the dropdown menu by manually use `handleOpen` or `handleClose`
:::demo
dropdown/dropdown-methods
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## Sizes
Besides default size, Dropdown component provides three additional sizes for you to choose among different scenarios.
:::demo Use attribute `size` to set additional sizes with `large`, `default` or `small`.
dropdown/sizes
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## Dropdown Attributes
| Attribute | Description | Type | Accepted Values | Default |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| type | menu button type, refer to `Button` Component, only works when `split-button` is true | string | — | — |
| size | menu size, also works on the split button | string | large / default / small | default |
| max-height | the max height of menu | string / number | — | — |
| split-button | whether a button group is displayed | boolean | — | false |
| disabled | Whether to disable | boolean | — | false |
| placement | placement of pop menu | string | top/top-start/top-end/bottom/bottom-start/bottom-end | bottom |
| trigger | how to trigger | string | hover/click/contextmenu | hover |
| hide-on-click | whether to hide menu after clicking menu-item | boolean | — | true |
| show-timeout | Delay time before show a dropdown (only works when trigger is `hover`) | number | — | 250 |
| hide-timeout | Delay time before hide a dropdown (only works when trigger is `hover`) | number | — | 150 |
| tabindex | [tabindex](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/tabindex) of Dropdown | number | — | 0 |
| popper-class | custom class name for Dropdown's dropdown | string | — | — |
| popper-options | [popper.js](https://popper.js.org/documentation.html) parameters | Object | refer to [popper.js](https://popper.js.org/documentation.html) doc | `{ boundariesElement: 'body', gpuAcceleration: false }` |
## Dropdown Slots
| Name | Description | Subtags |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| — | content of Dropdown. Notice: Must be a valid html dom element (ex. `<span>, <button> etc.`) or `el-component`, to attach the trigger listener | — |
| dropdown | content of the Dropdown Menu, usually a `<el-dropdown-menu>` element | Dropdown-Menu |
## Dropdown Events
| Event Name | Description | Parameters |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| click | if `split-button` is `true`, triggers when left button is clicked | — |
| command | triggers when a dropdown item is clicked | the command dispatched from the dropdown item |
| visible-change | triggers when the dropdown appears/disappears | true when it appears, and false otherwise |
## Dropdown Methods
| Method | Description | Parameters |
| ----------- | ----------------------- | ---------- |
| handleOpen | open the dropdown menu | — |
| handleClose | close the dropdown menu | — |
## Dropdown-Menu Slots
| Name | Description | Subtags |
| ---- | ------------------------ | ------------- |
| — | content of Dropdown Menu | Dropdown-Item |
## Dropdown-Item Attributes
| Attribute | Description | Type | Accepted Values | Default |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | --------------- | ------- |
| command | a command to be dispatched to Dropdown's `command` callback | string/number/object | — | — |
| disabled | whether the item is disabled | boolean | — | false |
| divided | whether a divider is displayed | boolean | — | false |
| icon | icon class name | string | — | — |
## Dropdown-Item Slots
| Name | Description |
| ---- | -------------------------- |
| — | customize of Dropdown Item |