Hi , in this post we are going to teach you how to create vertical menu using Javascript. Javascript is a client side object oriented programming language it is used to add dynamic features and interatctive functionality to websites. and it is a dialect of the ECMAScript standered. creating a good looking navigation menu is a great way to improove the overall look and feel of a web projects. The source code will include explanations of the javascript functionality. in the current example HTML , CSS and Javascript code written in a diffrent file.
How to Create Vertical Menu using Javascript
Creating Vertical Menu Using HTML
in this step we are creating vertical menu item using HTML List. when we want to use list on a website HTML provides three different types to choose from unordered , ordered and description lists. in this step we unordered list to build vertical menu.
<div id='sidebar_menu'>
<ul>
<li class='active'><a href='http://sourcecodessite.com' target="_blank"><span>Sourcecodesite</span></a></li>
<li class='has-sub'><a href='#'><span>Programming</span></a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'><span>C</span></a></li>
<li><a href='#'><span>C#</span></a></li>
<li><a href='#'><span>C++</span></a></li>
<li><a href='#'><span>Java</span></a></li>
<li><a href='#'><span>VB</span></a></li>
<li><a href='#'><span>.Net 6</span></a></li>
<li class='last'><a href='#'><span>JavaScript</span></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class='has-sub'><a href='#'><span>Web Launguage</span></a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'><span>HTML</span></a></li>
<li><a href='#'><span>CSS</span></a></li>
<li><a href='#'><span>JavaScript</span></a></li>
<li><a href='#'><span>Bootstrap</span></a></li>
<li class='last'><a href='#'><span>PHP</span></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class='has-sub'><a href='#'><span>Contact us</span></a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'><span>By Email</span></a></li>
<li><a href='#'><span>By Mobil</span></a></li>
</ul>
<li class='last'><a href='#'><span>About Us</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>
Styling The Menu using CSS
The CSS portion of the menu provides all of the styling in short , it’s what make the bulleted list look like a drop-down menu. it’s what hides the drop down options until you hover over the menu. use of css we are hide bulleted list and make attractive.
#sidebar_menu,
#sidebar_menu ul,
#sidebar_menu li,
#sidebar_menu a {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
list-style: none;
font-weight: normal;
text-decoration: none;
line-height: 1;
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
font-size: 18px;
position: relative;
}
#sidebar_menu a {
line-height: 1.3;
}
#sidebar_menu {
width: 250px;
}
#sidebar_menu > ul > li > a {
padding-right: 40px;
font-size: 25px;
font-weight: bold;
display: block;
background: darkgray;
color: yellow;
border-bottom: 2px solid #5e071b;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
#sidebar_menu > ul > li > a > span {
background: teal;
padding: 10px;
display: block;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 300;
}
#sidebar_menu > ul > li > a:hover {
background: tan;
text-decoration: none;
}
#sidebar_menu > ul > li.active {
border-bottom: none;
}
#sidebar_menu > ul > li.active > a {
color: #fff;
}
#sidebar_menu > ul > li.active > a span {
background: gray;
}
#sidebar_menu span.cnt {
position: absolute;
top: 8px;
right: 15px;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
background: none;
}
/* Sub menu */
#sidebar_menu ul ul {
display: none;
}
#sidebar_menu ul ul li {
border: 1px solid red;
border-top: 0;
}
#sidebar_menu ul ul a {
padding: 10px;
display: block;
color: maroon;
font-size: 13px;
}
#sidebar_menu ul ul a:hover {
color: #bd0e36;
background: tan;
}
#sidebar_menu ul ul li.odd {
background: #f4f4f4;
}
#sidebar_menu ul ul li.even {
background: #fff;
}
/* cyrillic-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 300;
src: local('Open Sans Light'), local('OpenSans-Light'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/DXI1ORHCpsQm3Vp6mXoaTa-j2U0lmluP9RWlSytm3ho.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0460-052F, U+20B4, U+2DE0-2DFF, U+A640-A69F;
}
@charset "UTF-8";
/* cyrillic */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 300;
src: local('Open Sans Light'), local('OpenSans-Light'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/DXI1ORHCpsQm3Vp6mXoaTZX5f-9o1vgP2EXwfjgl7AY.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0400-045F, U+0490-0491, U+04B0-04B1, U+2116;
}
/* greek-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 300;
src: local('Open Sans Light'), local('OpenSans-Light'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/DXI1ORHCpsQm3Vp6mXoaTRWV49_lSm1NYrwo-zkhivY.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+1F00-1FFF;
}
/* greek */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 300;
src: local('Open Sans Light'), local('OpenSans-Light'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/DXI1ORHCpsQm3Vp6mXoaTaaRobkAwv3vxw3jMhVENGA.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0370-03FF;
}
/* vietnamese */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 300;
src: local('Open Sans Light'), local('OpenSans-Light'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/DXI1ORHCpsQm3Vp6mXoaTf8zf_FOSsgRmwsS7Aa9k2w.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0102-0103, U+1EA0-1EF1, U+20AB;
}
/* latin-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 300;
src: local('Open Sans Light'), local('OpenSans-Light'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/DXI1ORHCpsQm3Vp6mXoaTT0LW-43aMEzIO6XUTLjad8.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0100-024F, U+1E00-1EFF, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20CF, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
}
/* latin */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 300;
src: local('Open Sans Light'), local('OpenSans-Light'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/DXI1ORHCpsQm3Vp6mXoaTegdm0LZdjqr5-oayXSOefg.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+2000-206F, U+2074, U+20AC, U+2212, U+2215, U+E0FF, U+EFFD, U+F000;
}
/* cyrillic-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Open Sans'), local('OpenSans'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/K88pR3goAWT7BTt32Z01mxJtnKITppOI_IvcXXDNrsc.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0460-052F, U+20B4, U+2DE0-2DFF, U+A640-A69F;
}
/* cyrillic */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Open Sans'), local('OpenSans'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/RjgO7rYTmqiVp7vzi-Q5URJtnKITppOI_IvcXXDNrsc.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0400-045F, U+0490-0491, U+04B0-04B1, U+2116;
}
/* greek-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Open Sans'), local('OpenSans'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/LWCjsQkB6EMdfHrEVqA1KRJtnKITppOI_IvcXXDNrsc.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+1F00-1FFF;
}
/* greek */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Open Sans'), local('OpenSans'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/xozscpT2726on7jbcb_pAhJtnKITppOI_IvcXXDNrsc.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0370-03FF;
}
/* vietnamese */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Open Sans'), local('OpenSans'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/59ZRklaO5bWGqF5A9baEERJtnKITppOI_IvcXXDNrsc.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0102-0103, U+1EA0-1EF1, U+20AB;
}
/* latin-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Open Sans'), local('OpenSans'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/u-WUoqrET9fUeobQW7jkRRJtnKITppOI_IvcXXDNrsc.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0100-024F, U+1E00-1EFF, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20CF, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
}
/* latin */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Open Sans'), local('OpenSans'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/cJZKeOuBrn4kERxqtaUH3VtXRa8TVwTICgirnJhmVJw.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+2000-206F, U+2074, U+20AC, U+2212, U+2215, U+E0FF, U+EFFD, U+F000;
}
/* cyrillic-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 600;
src: local('Open Sans Semibold'), local('OpenSans-Semibold'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/MTP_ySUJH_bn48VBG8sNSq-j2U0lmluP9RWlSytm3ho.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0460-052F, U+20B4, U+2DE0-2DFF, U+A640-A69F;
}
/* cyrillic */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 600;
src: local('Open Sans Semibold'), local('OpenSans-Semibold'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/MTP_ySUJH_bn48VBG8sNSpX5f-9o1vgP2EXwfjgl7AY.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0400-045F, U+0490-0491, U+04B0-04B1, U+2116;
}
/* greek-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 600;
src: local('Open Sans Semibold'), local('OpenSans-Semibold'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/MTP_ySUJH_bn48VBG8sNShWV49_lSm1NYrwo-zkhivY.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+1F00-1FFF;
}
/* greek */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 600;
src: local('Open Sans Semibold'), local('OpenSans-Semibold'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/MTP_ySUJH_bn48VBG8sNSqaRobkAwv3vxw3jMhVENGA.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0370-03FF;
}
/* vietnamese */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 600;
src: local('Open Sans Semibold'), local('OpenSans-Semibold'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/MTP_ySUJH_bn48VBG8sNSv8zf_FOSsgRmwsS7Aa9k2w.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0102-0103, U+1EA0-1EF1, U+20AB;
}
/* latin-ext */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 600;
src: local('Open Sans Semibold'), local('OpenSans-Semibold'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/MTP_ySUJH_bn48VBG8sNSj0LW-43aMEzIO6XUTLjad8.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0100-024F, U+1E00-1EFF, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20CF, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
}
/* latin */
@font-face {
font-family: 'Open Sans';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 600;
src: local('Open Sans Semibold'), local('OpenSans-Semibold'), url(http://fonts.gstatic.com/s/opensans/v13/MTP_ySUJH_bn48VBG8sNSugdm0LZdjqr5-oayXSOefg.woff2) format('woff2');
unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+2000-206F, U+2074, U+20AC, U+2212, U+2215, U+E0FF, U+EFFD, U+F000;
}
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Give Function using Javascript
in this step we are create a some function using javascript .
( function( $ ) {
$( document ).ready(function() {
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#sidebar_menu > ul > li ul').each(function(index, e){
var count = $(e).find('li').length;
var content = '<span class=\"cnt\">' + count + '</span>';
$(e).closest('li').children('a').append(content);
});
$('#sidebar_menu ul ul li:odd').addClass('odd');
$('#sidebar_menu ul ul li:even').addClass('even');
$('#sidebar_menu > ul > li > a').click(function() {
$('#sidebar_menu li').removeClass('active');
$(this).closest('li').addClass('active');
var checkElement = $(this).next();
if((checkElement.is('ul')) && (checkElement.is(':visible'))) {
$(this).closest('li').removeClass('active');
checkElement.slideUp('normal');
}
if((checkElement.is('ul')) && (!checkElement.is(':visible'))) {
$('#sidebar_menu ul ul:visible').slideUp('normal');
checkElement.slideDown('normal');
}
if($(this).closest('li').find('ul').children().length == 0) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
});
});
});
} )( jQuery );
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