# gds-menu-button

**Class**: `GdsMenuButton`

**Tag**: `<gds-menu-button>`


## Properties

> Some properties accept design token names. Use `get_tokens` with the appropriate category to discover valid token names and their resolved values.

| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `disabled` | `boolean` | `-` | Whether the menu-button is disabled. |
| `label` | `string` | `-` | The label of the menu-button. Use this to add an accessible label to the button when no text is provided in the default slot. |
| `href` | `string` | `-` | When set, the underlying button will be rendered as an anchor element. |
| `target` | `'_self' \| '_blank' \| '_parent' \| '_top' \| undefined` | `-` | Where to display the linked URL. Only used when href is present. |
| `rel` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | The relationship of the linked URL as space-separated link types. Only used when href is present. Defaults to "noreferrer noopener" for security reasons when target is set. |
| `download` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Causes the browser to treat the linked URL as a download. Can be used with or without a filename value. Only used when href is present. |
| `compact` | `boolean` | `-` | The label of the menu-button. Use this to add an accessible label to the button when no text is provided in the default slot. |
| `selected` | `boolean` | `-` | Whether the menu button is selected |
| `width` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `width` property. Supports space tokens and all valid CSS `width` values. |
| `'min-width'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `min-width` property. Supports space tokens and all valid CSS `min-width` values. |
| `'max-width'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `max-width` property. Supports space tokens and all valid CSS `max-width` values. |
| `'inline-size'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `inline-size` property. Supports space tokens and all valid CSS `inline-size` values |
| `'min-inline-size'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `min-inline-size` property. Supports space tokens and all valid CSS `min-inline-size` values. |
| `'max-inline-size'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `max-inline-size` property. Supports space tokens and all valid CSS `max-inline-size` values. |
| `'align-self'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `align-self` property. Supports all valid CSS `align-self` values. |
| `'justify-self'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `justify-self` property. Supports all valid CSS `justify-self` values. |
| `'place-self'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `place-self` property. Supports all valid CSS `place-self` values. |
| `'grid-column'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `grid-column` property. Supports all valid CSS grid-column values. Documentation: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/grid-column |
| `'grid-row'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `grid-row` property. Supports all valid CSS `grid-row` values. |
| `'grid-area'` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `grid-area` property. Supports all valid CSS `grid-area` values. |
| `flex` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `flex` property. Supports all valid CSS `flex` values. |
| `order` | `string \| undefined` | `-` | Style Expression Property that controls the `order` property. Supports all valid CSS `order` values. |
| `syncFirstRender` | `boolean` | `-` | Force the element to perform a synchronous first render and apply style expression properties in `connectedCallback`.  This guarantees that the child DOM always remains projected in DOM, since the element will attach the shadowRoot and run the first render pass in the same event loop cycle, and that declarative layout will be applied once slotted DOM is projected.  Note: This will cause the first render pass to be blocking. Use sparingly and only when necessary, such as when the element needs to be measured synchronously after being added to the DOM. |


## Events

| Name | Type | Description |
|------|------|-------------|
| `click` | `MouseEvent` | Fired when the button is clicked. |


## Slots

| Name | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `(default)` | Content to be displayed as the button label. |
| `lead` | An optional slot that allows a `gds-icon` element to be placed before the label. |
| `trail` | An optional slot that allows a `gds-icon` element to be placed after the label. |


## Routing Support

This component supports routing via the `href` property.