menu Behavior

Adds an expandable/collapsible menu to the document.

Syntax

XML <Prefix:CustomTag ID=sID STYLE="behavior:url('expand.htc')" />

HTML <ELEMENT STYLE="behavior:url('expand.htc')" ID=sID>

Scripting object.style.behavior = "url('expand.htc')"

object.addBehavior ("expand.htc")

XML	<Prefix:CustomTag ID=sID STYLE="behavior:url('expand.htc')" />
HTML	<ELEMENT STYLE="behavior:url('expand.htc')" ID=sID>
Scripting	object.style.behavior = "url('expand.htc')"
object.addBehavior ("expand.htc")

Possible Values

Prefix Prefix used to associate CustomTag with a namespace. This prefix is set using the XMLNS attribute of the HTML element.

CustomTag User-defined tag.

sID String that uniquely identifies the object.

Members

menu Members

Styles

menu Styles

Remarks

The behavior-defined members listed in the preceding table are not accessible through script until the window.onload event fires. Waiting for this event to fire ensures that the page is completely loaded, that all behaviors have been applied to corresponding elements on the page, and, consequently, that all the behavior's properties, methods, and events are available for scripting. Attempting to use any of the behavior-defined members will result in a scripting error indicating that the object does not support that particular member.

The menu behavior allows authors to create expanding and collapsing menus on Web pages. Each menu node can enclose other nodes or standard HTML elements, such as an anchor.

The expand.htc file can be downloaded from the menu sample page.

In addition to the members and styles previously listed, the menu behavior supports:

cursor
href
target
title

Example

This sample demonstrates the implementation and adjustments of the menu behavior.
<HTML XMLNS:Menu>
<HEAD>
<STYLE>
@media all{
   Menu\:node{
      behavior: url(/behaviors/expand.htc) ;
   }
}
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<Menu:node>List 1
<Menu:node>Item 1</Menu:node>
<Menu:node>Item 2</Menu:node>
<Menu:node>Item 3</Menu:node>
</Menu:node>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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Prefix	Prefix used to associate CustomTag with a namespace. This prefix is set using the XMLNS attribute of the HTML element.
CustomTag	User-defined tag.
sID	String that uniquely identifies the object.