> Markdown version of [Menu Configuration](https://vaadin.com/docs/next/flow/routing/menu-configuration). Section index: [llms.txt](https://vaadin.com/docs/next/flow/llms.txt)

# Menu Configuration

To generate a custom menu, the `MenuConfiguration` may be used for collecting defined server and client routes. Client routes are taken from the FileSystem routes definition. Server routes come from routes annotated with `@Menu`.

The collected menu items are filtered by access control from the `UI` (i.e., `NavigationAccessControl` and `ViewAccessChecker`). If the application has login and route defined `Roles`, the returned list is filtered on only available routes.

## <a id="creating-routes-menu"></a>Creating Routes Menu

For a Flow application, any route annotated with `@Menu` is eligible for collection.

To get the available menu routes, call the static method `MenuConfiguration.getMenuEntries()`. This returns a `List<MenuEntry>`, first sorted in order found, then by path alphabetically and locale. It makes creating a simple menu by using `Anchor`, which can look like this:

```java
List<MenuEntry> menuEntries = MenuConfiguration.getMenuEntries();
menuEntries.forEach(entry -> layout.add(new Anchor(entry.path(), entry.title())));
```

## <a id="data-returned-for-menu-entries"></a>Data Returned for Menu Entries

The `MenuEntry` for a route contains information on the route. Using this data, it’s possible to populate a menu, automatically.

The data contained is as follows:

- `path`

  Route path that should be used for navigation.

- `title`

  Title set in the `@Menu` annotation or the `@PageTitle`, if defined — otherwise, the class simple name. For the client, title is populated from the FS router data.

- `order`

  Order number for the menu entry, if defined.

- `icon`

  Icon to use in the menu. This value can be entered inside a `<vaadin-icon>` element’s `icon` attribute. It accepts icon group and a name like `vaadin:file`. Or the value can be given in `<vaadin-icon>` element’s `src` attribute, which takes the path to the icon (e.g., `line-awesome/svg/lock-open-solid.svg`).

- `menuClass`

  Source class of the `@Menu` annotation. Always null for client routes.

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