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Drawer API

The API documentation of the Drawer React component. Learn more about the props and the CSS customization points.

Import

import Drawer from '@material-ui/core/Drawer';
// or
import { Drawer } from '@material-ui/core';

You can learn more about the difference by reading this guide.

The props of the Modal component are available when variant="temporary" is set.

Component name

The MuiDrawer name can be used for providing default props or style overrides at the theme level.

Props

Name Type Default Description
anchor 'bottom'
| 'left'
| 'right'
| 'top'		 'left' Side from which the drawer will appear.
children node The contents of the drawer.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
elevation number 16 The elevation of the drawer.
ModalProps object {} Props applied to the Modal element.
onClose func Callback fired when the component requests to be closed.

Signature:
function(event: object) => void
event: The event source of the callback.
open bool false If true, the drawer is open.
PaperProps object {} Props applied to the Paper element.
SlideProps object Props applied to the Slide element.
transitionDuration number
| { appear?: number, enter?: number, exit?: number }		 { enter: duration.enteringScreen, exit: duration.leavingScreen } The duration for the transition, in milliseconds. You may specify a single timeout for all transitions, or individually with an object.
variant 'permanent'
| 'persistent'
| 'temporary'		 'temporary' The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (native element).

CSS

Rule name Global class Description
root .MuiDrawer-root Styles applied to the root element.
docked .MuiDrawer-docked Styles applied to the root element if variant="permanent or persistent".
paper .MuiDrawer-paper Styles applied to the Paper component.
paperAnchorLeft .MuiDrawer-paperAnchorLeft Styles applied to the Paper component if anchor="left".
paperAnchorRight .MuiDrawer-paperAnchorRight Styles applied to the Paper component if anchor="right".
paperAnchorTop .MuiDrawer-paperAnchorTop Styles applied to the Paper component if anchor="top".
paperAnchorBottom .MuiDrawer-paperAnchorBottom Styles applied to the Paper component if anchor="bottom".
paperAnchorDockedLeft .MuiDrawer-paperAnchorDockedLeft Styles applied to the Paper component if anchor="left" and variant is not "temporary".
paperAnchorDockedTop .MuiDrawer-paperAnchorDockedTop Styles applied to the Paper component if anchor="top" and variant is not "temporary".
paperAnchorDockedRight .MuiDrawer-paperAnchorDockedRight Styles applied to the Paper component if anchor="right" and variant is not "temporary".
paperAnchorDockedBottom .MuiDrawer-paperAnchorDockedBottom Styles applied to the Paper component if anchor="bottom" and variant is not "temporary".
modal .MuiDrawer-modal Styles applied to the Modal component.

You can override the style of the component thanks to one of these customization points:

If that's not sufficient, you can check the implementation of the component for more detail.

Demos