Reference version

DropdownMenu

A Jetpack Compose DropdownMenu component for displaying dropdown menus.

Android
Bundled version:
~55.0.2

Expo UI DropdownMenu matches the official Jetpack Compose Menu API and displays a dropdown menu when a trigger element is pressed.

Installation

Terminal
npx expo install @expo/ui

If you are installing this in an existing React Native app, make sure to install expo in your project.

Usage

Basic dropdown menu

BasicDropdownMenuExample.tsx
import { Host, DropdownMenu, Button, Text, Icon } from '@expo/ui/jetpack-compose'; import { useState } from 'react'; export default function BasicDropdownMenuExample() { const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(false); return ( <Host matchContents> <DropdownMenu expanded={isExpanded} onDismissRequest={() => setIsExpanded(false)}> <DropdownMenu.Trigger> <Button variant="bordered" onPress={() => setIsExpanded(true)}> Show Menu </Button> </DropdownMenu.Trigger> <DropdownMenu.Items> <DropdownMenuItem onClick={() => { setIsExpanded(false); console.log('Home pressed'); }}> <DropdownMenuItem.Text> <Text>Home</Text> </DropdownMenuItem.Text> <DropdownMenuItem.LeadingIcon> <Icon source={homeIcon} size={24} /> </DropdownMenuItem.LeadingIcon> </DropdownMenuItem> </DropdownMenu.Items> </DropdownMenu> </Host> ); }

API

import { DropdownMenu } from '@expo/ui/jetpack-compose';

Components

Android

Type: React.Element<DropdownMenuProps>

Props of the DropdownMenu component.

DropdownMenuProps

children

Android
Type: ReactNode

The contents of the submenu are used as an anchor for the dropdown menu. The children will be wrapped in a pressable element, which triggers opening of the dropdown menu.

color

Android
Optional • Type: ColorValue

The color of the container holding the dropdown menu items.

expanded

Android
Optional • Type: boolean

Whether the dropdown menu is expanded (visible).

modifiers

Android
Optional • Type: ModifierConfig[]

Modifiers for the component.

onDismissRequest

Android
Optional • Type: () => void

Callback fired when the menu requests to be dismissed (e.g. tapping outside). Must be provided when expanded is true to allow the menu to close.

style

Android
Optional • Type: StyleProp<ViewStyle>

Optional styles to apply to the DropdownMenu.

Android

Type: React.Element<DropdownMenuItemProps>

A dropdown menu item component that wraps Compose's DropdownMenuItem. Should be used inside ContextMenu.Items.

Items

Android

Type: React.Element<{ children: ReactNode }>

Container for items displayed in the dropdown menu. Children should be DropdownMenuItem components or other native views.

Preview

Android

Type: React.Element<{ children: ReactNode }>

Preview content shown during long press (iOS only).

Trigger

Android

Type: React.Element<{ children: ReactNode }>

Container for the trigger element that opens the dropdown menu.