getDefaultMenuStyle Method (SAP Library

getDefaultMenuStyle Method

Use

The getDefaultMenuStyle method specifies which preferred type of menu layout is to be used for a specific mobile device. The device properties delivered by SAP use the values linkList and selectionList, because there are two established variants for WAP-enabled devices:

Numbered lists of options. This variant is mainly used on WAP-enabled devices with Openwave browser. The various menu options are implemented as <option> tags within a <select> tag. The Openwave browser displays this as a numbered list and a menu option can be selected by navigating or using the appropriate number key.

Recommendation

It is strongly recommended to use this variant on Openwave browsers, because otherwise there is a significant difference in look-and-feel to other applications. However, on most of the other browsers this variant is not useful, because the <select> and <option> tags do not implement a menu-like display.

Link list. The various menu options are displayed as links below one another or side by side. To select a menu option the user must navigate to the link and select it. As usual, these links are implemented by using the <a> or <anchor> tag. This variant is universal and can be used on all browsers, but for Openwave browsers you should use the first implementation variant for the reasons mentioned above.

Values

Values	Short Description
selectionList	The menu is displayed as a numbered list, and the menu options are selected directly by using the number keys of the mobile telephone.
linkList	The menu is displayed as a link list. The user must navigate to the desired link and select it.

ClientInfo Interface