Menu.show method

Shows the Menu, if hidden, regardless of other states.

Syntax

menu.show(anchor, placement, alignment);

Parameters

• anchor
  Type: HTMLElement

  Required. The DOM element to anchor the Menu.

• placement
  Type: Object

  The placement of the Menu to the anchor: top, bottom, left, or right.

• alignment
  Type: Object

  For top or bottom placement, the alignment of the Menu to the anchor's edge: center, left, or right.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Requirements

See also

Menu

MenuCommand

WinJS.UI Namespace

MenuCommand

Flyout

Displaying popups

Laying out your UI

HTML flyout control sample

Designers

Command patterns

Flyout

Guidelines for flyouts

Context menu

Guidelines for context menus