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NavigationDrawerItem

Common

Component in Material 3 Compose

Material Design navigation drawer item.

A [NavigationDrawerItem] represents a destination within drawers, either [ModalNavigationDrawer], [PermanentNavigationDrawer] or [DismissibleNavigationDrawer].

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Installation

dependencies {
   implementation("androidx.compose.material3:material3:1.4.0-alpha02")
}

Overloads

@Composable
fun NavigationDrawerItem(
    label: @Composable () -> Unit,
    selected: Boolean,
    onClick: () -> Unit,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    icon: (@Composable () -> Unit)? = null,
    badge: (@Composable () -> Unit)? = null,
    shape: Shape = NavigationDrawerTokens.ActiveIndicatorShape.value,
    colors: NavigationDrawerItemColors = NavigationDrawerItemDefaults.colors(),
    interactionSource: MutableInteractionSource? = null
)

Parameters

namedescription
labeltext label for this item
selectedwhether this item is selected
onClickcalled when this item is clicked
modifierthe [Modifier] to be applied to this item
iconoptional icon for this item, typically an [Icon]
badgeoptional badge to show on this item from the end side
shapeoptional shape for the active indicator
colors[NavigationDrawerItemColors] that will be used to resolve the colors used for this item in different states. See [NavigationDrawerItemDefaults.colors].
interactionSourcean optional hoisted [MutableInteractionSource] for observing and emitting [Interaction]s for this item. You can use this to change the item's appearance or preview the item in different states. Note that if null is provided, interactions will still happen internally.

Code Example

ModalNavigationDrawerSample

@Preview
@Composable
fun ModalNavigationDrawerSample() {
    val drawerState = rememberDrawerState(DrawerValue.Closed)
    val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
    // icons to mimic drawer destinations
    val items =
        listOf(
            Icons.Default.AccountCircle,
            Icons.Default.Bookmarks,
            Icons.Default.CalendarMonth,
            Icons.Default.Dashboard,
            Icons.Default.Email,
            Icons.Default.Favorite,
            Icons.Default.Group,
            Icons.Default.Headphones,
            Icons.Default.Image,
            Icons.Default.JoinFull,
            Icons.Default.Keyboard,
            Icons.Default.Laptop,
            Icons.Default.Map,
            Icons.Default.Navigation,
            Icons.Default.Outbox,
            Icons.Default.PushPin,
            Icons.Default.QrCode,
            Icons.Default.Radio,
        )
    val selectedItem = remember { mutableStateOf(items[0]) }
    ModalNavigationDrawer(
        drawerState = drawerState,
        drawerContent = {
            ModalDrawerSheet(drawerState) {
                Column(Modifier.verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())) {
                    Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
                    items.forEach { item ->
                        NavigationDrawerItem(
                            icon = { Icon(item, contentDescription = null) },
                            label = { Text(item.name.substringAfterLast(".")) },
                            selected = item == selectedItem.value,
                            onClick = {
                                scope.launch { drawerState.close() }
                                selectedItem.value = item
                            },
                            modifier = Modifier.padding(NavigationDrawerItemDefaults.ItemPadding)
                        )
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        content = {
            Column(
                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(16.dp),
                horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally
            ) {
                Text(text = if (drawerState.isClosed) ">>> Swipe >>>" else "<<< Swipe <<<")
                Spacer(Modifier.height(20.dp))
                Button(onClick = { scope.launch { drawerState.open() } }) { Text("Click to open") }
            }
        }
    )
}
by @alexstyl