Interface IMenuService

Interface for a menu service that manages menu views and interactions.

Namespace: Serenity.Menu.Application.Interfaces.Services

Assembly: Serenity.Menu.Application.dll

Syntax

public interface IMenuService : IService, IFoundationSettings

Methods

DeactivateMenuContext()

Deactivates the current menu context, hiding the active menu view and cleaning up any resources.

Declaration

void DeactivateMenuContext()

GetCurrentView()

Gets the current active view in the menu service.

Declaration

IViewBase GetCurrentView()

Returns

Type	Description
IViewBase	The current active view.

InitializeService(Dictionary<string, IViewBase>, IViewBrowserService, string)

Initializes the menu service with the provided menu views.

Declaration

void InitializeService(Dictionary<string, IViewBase> menuViews, IViewBrowserService viewBrowserService, string initMenuId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Dictionary<string, IViewBase>	menuViews	A dictionary of menu views to initialize the service with.
IViewBrowserService	viewBrowserService	The view browser service for navigation.
string	initMenuId	The ID of the initial menu to show when ShowInitialMenu is called.

SetGameModeService(IGameModeService)

Sets the GameMode service used to coordinate the application mode when the initial menu is shown.
Intended to be invoked by the composition root once the GameMode service has been constructed.

Declaration

void SetGameModeService(IGameModeService gameModeService)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IGameModeService	gameModeService	The GameMode service implementation to coordinate with.

ShowInitialMenu()

Shows the initial menu configured during initialization. This is the menu that should be displayed at startup or when returning from gameplay.

Declaration

void ShowInitialMenu()

ShowMenu(string)

Shows the menu with the specified ID.

Declaration

void ShowMenu(string menuId)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	menuId	The ID of the menu to show.