# columnMenu

Enables a column action menu in column headers.

Canonical: https://grid.syidax.com/docs/options/columnMenu/

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## What does this API do?

Enables a column action menu in column headers.

API for Pro features: Built-in column menu

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## Exact input and result types

```typescript
columnMenu: boolean
```

| Item | Value |
| --- | --- |
| JavaScript name | columnMenu |
| HTML attribute | column-menu |
| Default | false |
| Input type | boolean |

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## Usage flow

Set this on a property of the Grid element. In HTML, you can also use the column-menu attribute. Pass arrays, objects, and callbacks through JavaScript, and use new arrays or objects when applying changes.

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## Feature explanations and examples

- [Column menu](https://grid.syidax.com/docs/features/column-menu.md) — Column menus place sorting, filtering, and visibility controls near the current column. Keep them distinct from row actions in cell context menus and whole-column-list management in tool panels.