<!--
Drop down menu example
Note: this demo is not
currently setup for any
specific responsive behaviors.
-->
<div class="page">
<header role="banner" aria-label="Primary">
<nav role="navigation" aria-label="Primary" id="nav" class="nav">
<ul id="nav_inner" class="nav__list">
<li class="has-drop">
<a href="#!">
Drop Down
</a>
<ul class="nav__list__drop">
<li>
<a href="#!">
Item 1
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#!">
Item 2
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#!">
Normal
</a>
</li>
<li class="has-drop">
<a href="#!">
Drop Down 2
</a>
<ul class="nav__list__drop">
<li>
<a href="#!">
Item 1 has a long name
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#!">
Item 2
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
</div>
/*
General cleanup
*/
*,
*:before,
*:after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
html,
body {
font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 18px;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
nav ul,
nav ol {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
.sr-only {
position: absolute !important;
clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
font-size: 1px;
}
/*
Demo
*/
.show-nav {
position: fixed;
top: 0;
right: 0;
}
.nav__list {
background: #fafafa;
border-bottom: 1px solid #444;
text-align: center;
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
}
.nav__list > li {
display: inline-block;
}
.nav__list a {
display: block;
padding: 20px;
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
}
.nav__list a:hover,
.nav__list a:focus {
background: #222;
color: #fff;
}
.has-drop {
position: relative;
}
.nav__list__drop {
left: 0;
margin: 0;
position: absolute;
text-align: left;
top: 100%;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(-20px);
height: 1px;
transition: transform .2s ease-in-out,
opacity .1s ease-out;
overflow: hidden;
z-index: 1;
}
.nav__list__drop {
background: #fafafa;
border: 1px solid #444;
border-top: 0;
min-width: 100%;
}
.nav__list__drop a {
padding: 12px 20px;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav__list a:focus + .nav__list__drop,
.has-drop:hover .nav__list__drop,
.nav__list__drop.has-focus {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0px);
height: auto;
z-index: 1;
}
.no-js .nav__list__drop {
display: none;
}
.no-js .has-drop:hover .nav__list__drop {
display: block;
}
View Compiled
(function ( w, doc ) {
// Enable strict mode
"use strict";
// Local object for method references
var DropNav = {};
// Namespace it up yo
DropNav.ns = "Drop Navigation";
// the main event...err..function
DropNav.init = function () {
var hasDrop = doc.querySelectorAll('.has-drop'),
hasDropLinks = doc.querySelectorAll('.nav__list__drop a'),
hasDropCount = hasDrop.length,
hasDropLinksCount = hasDropLinks.length,
i;
if ( hasDropCount > 0 ) {
for ( i = 0; i < hasDropCount; i++ ) { // i++ = i = i + 1
var drop = hasDrop[i],
firstDropLink = drop.querySelectorAll('.nav__list__drop a')[0];
firstDropLink.innerHTML = ' <span class="sr-only">Sub menu, </span>' + firstDropLink.innerHTML; //*
} //for
for ( i = 0; i < hasDropLinksCount; i++ ) {
var dropLinks = hasDropLinks[i];
dropLinks.addEventListener('focus', function ( e ) {
this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('has-focus');
});
dropLinks.addEventListener('blur', function ( e ) {
this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.remove('has-focus');
});
} //for
} //if
}; //init
DropNav.init();
})( this, this.document );
/*
Created Aug 22, 2016
Revised Aug 23, 2016
* https://codepen.io/svinkle
Switched from aria label to adding visually hidden "sub menu" text to the first item in the drop down, to ensure that all screen readers would accurately announce "sub menu"
Fixed z-index of primary link & drop menu to ensure that the primary link always appeared on top of the drop menu
Reveal drop menu on focus of primary link, to make it more apparent that a sub menu exists. suppose this could have been done with a down arrow on the primary link. but nope :)
*/
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