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Android Developers: Navigation drawer
Documents navigation drawers as slide-in menus for app sections, including modal and standard drawer types, menu-icon or swipe activation, drawer state control, grouped drawer contents, and top-app-bar integration.
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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigation drawer | Choose a navigation drawer when destinations need occasional access from a constrained layout and can tolerate one extra open step. | The opener toggles or opens the drawer and exposes expanded or modal state as appropriate. | Android Compose documents slide-in drawer activation, ModalNavigationDrawer, DrawerState, grouped content, and top-app-bar integration. |
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- Navigation drawer vs side navigation vs bottom navigation
Android Compose documents slide-in drawer activation, ModalNavigationDrawer, DrawerState open/close control, and grouped drawer contents.
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Publisher: Google Android Developers. Last checked: .