sp-sidenav-item

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Overview

API

Overview

An <sp-sidenav-item> can act as both a child item of an <sp-sidenav> element, as well as a parent for further subdivisions of that navigation. An <sp-sidenav-item> with further <sp-sidenav-item> children will count as a toggle for the visibility of the next level of navigation items, while also updating the parent <sp-sidenav> element to its value when selected.

Usage

yarn add @spectrum-web-components/sidenav

Import the side effectful registration of <sp-sidenav-item> via:

import '@spectrum-web-components/sidenav/sp-sidenav-item.js';

When looking to leverage the SidenavItem base classes as a type and/or for extension purposes, do so via:

import { SidenavItem } from '@spectrum-web-components/sidenav';

Anatomy

Label: Text content of the navigation item
Value: Unique identifier; required for selection changes via the sidenav-select event
href (optional): When defined, renders the side nav item as an anchor link
Default slot: Nested <sp-sidenav-item> elements

Options

Default

Most often, the default side nav item includes an href to navigate users to a new page or section.

<sp-sidenav>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="pixar"
        label="Pixar movies"
        href="/components/sidenav"
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav>

Multi-level

To create a multi-level navigation, set the parent <sp-sidenav> to variant="multilevel" and nest <sp-sidenav-item> elements inside each other. Parent <sp-sidenav-item> elements that contain children can use the expanded attribute to show and hide their nested items. Each <sp-sidenav-item> with nested children acts as both a selectable navigation item (with its own value) and a toggle for expanding/collapsing its children.

<sp-sidenav variant="multilevel">
    <sp-sidenav-item value="Styles" label="Styles" expanded>
        <sp-sidenav-item value="Color" label="Color">
        </sp-sidenav-item>
        <sp-sidenav-item value="Grid" label="Grid" expanded>
            <sp-sidenav-item value="Layout" label="Layout">
            </sp-sidenav-item>
            <sp-sidenav-item value="Responsive" label="Responsive">
            </sp-sidenav-item>
        </sp-sidenav-item>
        <sp-sidenav-item value="Typography" label="Typography">
        </sp-sidenav-item>
    </sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav-itm>

Accommodating icons

Icons can be displayed in first-level items of any type of side navigation (single level or multi-level). Icon usage for further subdivision of the navigation must be consistent with the scenarios described below. Use icons only when absolutely necessary: when they add essential value and have a strong association with the text. Never use icons just as decoration.

All icons: all items have icons
No icons: no items have icons
Mixed icons: only first-level items have icons; second and third-level items do not

<sp-sidenav>
    <sp-sidenav-item value="star" label="Starred">
        <sp-icon-star slot="icon"></sp-icon-star>
    </sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item value="add" label="Add more">
        <sp-icon-add slot="icon"></sp-icon-add>
    </sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav>

Target

The target property specifies where to display the linked URL, such as in a new tab (_blank), parent frame (_parent), same frame (_self), or top frame (_top). It only applies when the sidenav item has an href attribute and functions like a standard HTML anchor link.

<sp-sidenav>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="pixar"
        label="Pixar movies"
        href="/components/sidenav"
        target="_blank"
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav>

Download

When set, the download property causes the browser to treat the linked URL as a downloadable file, rather than navigating to it. It works in conjunction with the href attribute to trigger file downloads when the sidenav item is clicked.

<sp-sidenav>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="pixar"
        label="Pixar movies"
        href="/components/sidenav"
        download
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav>

Rel

The rel property defines the relationship between the current page and the linked URL using space-separated link types (like nofollow, noreferrer, or external). It provides semantic information to browsers and search engines about the nature of the link relationship.

<sp-sidenav>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="pixar"
        label="Pixar movies"
        href="/components/sidenav"
        rel="noreferrer"
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav>

Referrer policy

Setting referrer-policy will control how much referrer information is sent when following the link, with options ranging from no referrer (no-referrer) to full URL (unsafe-url).

<sp-sidenav>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="pixar"
        label="Pixar movies"
        href="/components/sidenav"
        referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav>

States

Disabled

Adding the disabled attribute to a side nav item renders it non-interactive.

<sp-sidenav>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="toy-story"
        label="Toy Story"
        disabled
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="monsters-inc"
        label="Monsters, Inc."
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="incredibles"
        label="The Incredibles"
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item value="up" label="Up" disabled></sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav>

Expanded

Adding expanded to an <sp-sidenav-item> will render it as expanded if it has subsequent child items.

<sp-sidenav>
    <sp-sidenav-item value="toy-story" label="Toy Story" expanded>
        <sp-sidenav-item
            value="toy-story-2"
            label="Toy Story 2"
        ></sp-sidenav-item>
        <sp-sidenav-item
            value="toy-story-3"
            label="Toy Story 3"
        ></sp-sidenav-item>
        <sp-sidenav-item
            value="toy-story-4"
            label="Toy Story 4"
        ></sp-sidenav-item>
    </sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="monsters-inc"
        label="Monsters, Inc."
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="incredibles"
        label="The Incredibles"
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item value="up" label="Up"></sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav>

Selected

When users select an item, the selected attribute is applied. The value of the selected item will be bubbled up to the parent <sp-sidenav> to update the value of <sp-sidenav>.

<sp-sidenav value="wall-e">
    <sp-sidenav-item value="toy-story" label="Toy Story">
        <sp-sidenav-item
            value="toy-story-2"
            label="Toy Story 2"
        ></sp-sidenav-item>
        <sp-sidenav-item
            value="toy-story-3"
            label="Toy Story 3"
        ></sp-sidenav-item>
        <sp-sidenav-item
            value="toy-story-4"
            label="Toy Story 4"
        ></sp-sidenav-item>
    </sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="monsters-inc"
        label="Monsters, Inc."
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item
        value="incredibles"
        label="The Incredibles"
    ></sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item value="up" label="Up"></sp-sidenav-item>
    <sp-sidenav-item value="wall-e" label="Wall-E" selected></sp-sidenav-item>
</sp-sidenav>

Behaviors

When the side navigation item text is too long for the horizontal space available, it wraps to form another line.

For RTL (right-to-left) languages, the layout of the side navigation is mirrored. Navigation items are left-aligned and their icons are placed on the right side of the text.

When users select an <sp-sidenav-item>, the change in the value property of the parent side navigation element is announced. This change can be "canceled" via event.preventDefault().

When manage-tab-index is enabled on the parent side nav, a roving tabindex is implemented so expanded parent side nav items that aren't selected lose focus to prevent focus traps.

Accessibility

Roles and ARIA attributes

Individual items use role="listitem" automatically
Nested list containers (i.e. <div> tags) use role="list"
Nested item containers use aria-labelledby referencing their parent item's id
aria-expanded="true/false" indicates expand/collapse state for parent side nav items
aria-controls on parent items is set to the id of their child role="list" containers when expanded
aria-current="page" indicates the currently selected item when it has an href
aria-hidden="true" should be applied to all decorative icons

Keyboard interactions

Standard navigation: (when parent side nav has manage-tab-index disabled)

Tab moves focus to individual items
Enter or Space select a focused item or toggle the expansion of any nested side nav items

Roving tabindex mode: (when parent side nav has manage-tab-index="true")

The parent <sp-sidenav> component is the single tab-stop
Up and Down arrow keys navigate between all visible side nav items
Home and End keys jump to first/last items respectively
Enter selects a focused item or toggle the expansion of any nested side nav items

Attributes and Properties

Property

Attribute

Type

Default

Description

disabled

boolean

false

Disable this control. It will not receive focus or events

download

string | undefined

Causes the browser to treat the linked URL as a download.

expanded

boolean

false

href

string | undefined

The URL that the hyperlink points to.

label

string | undefined

An accessible label that describes the component. It will be applied to aria-label, but not visually rendered.

referrerpolicy

| 'no-referrer' | 'no-referrer-when-downgrade' | 'origin' | 'origin-when-cross-origin' | 'same-origin' | 'strict-origin' | 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' | 'unsafe-url' | undefined

How much of the referrer to send when following the link.

rel

string | undefined

The relationship of the linked URL as space-separated link types.

selected

boolean

false

tabIndex

number

The tab index to apply to this control. See general documentation about the tabindex HTML property

target

'_blank' | '_parent' | '_self' | '_top' | undefined

Where to display the linked URL, as the name for a browsing context (a tab, window, or <iframe>).

value

string | undefined

undefined

Slots

Name

Description

default slot

the Sidenav Items to display as children of this item

Spectrum Web Components

sp-sidenav-item

Overview

Usage

Anatomy

Options

States

Behaviors

Accessibility

Roles and ARIA attributes

Keyboard interactions

API

Attributes and Properties

Slots

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