Three controls compose every navigation menu in MeshWeaver:

Control	Role
`NavMenuControl` (`Controls.NavMenu`)	The menu container — width, collapsibility
`NavGroupControl` (`Controls.NavGroup`)	A collapsible heading grouping related links
`NavLinkControl` (`Controls.NavLink`)	A clickable link with title, optional icon, and URL

The framework's settings pages and node-type shells build their side menus from exactly these — when a layout area needs navigation, declare them; never hand-roll <a> lists.

WithNavLink(title, href) appends a link; WithNavLink(title, href, icon) adds an icon from the FluentIcons catalog. The URLs below are ordinary mesh paths — clicking navigates the portal.

Controls.NavMenu
    .WithNavLink("GUI Overview", "/Doc/GUI", FluentIcons.Home())
    .WithNavLink("Data Grid", "/Doc/GUI/DataGrid", FluentIcons.Table())
    .WithNavLink("Layout Grid", "/Doc/GUI/LayoutGrid", FluentIcons.Grid())

WithNavGroup(title, config) creates a collapsible section. Groups nest and take their own icon and URL via WithIcon / WithUrl.

Controls.NavMenu
    .WithSkin(s => s.WithWidth(280))
    .WithNavGroup("Containers", g => g
        .WithIcon(FluentIcons.Folder())
        .WithNavLink("Stack", "/Doc/GUI/ContainerControl/Stack")
        .WithNavLink("Tabs", "/Doc/GUI/ContainerControl/Tabs")
        .WithNavLink("Splitter", "/Doc/GUI/ContainerControl/Splitter"))
    .WithNavGroup("Data", g => g
        .WithIcon(FluentIcons.Table())
        .WithNavLink("Data Grid", "/Doc/GUI/DataGrid")
        .WithNavLink("Data Binding", "/Doc/GUI/DataBinding"))
    .WithNavLink("Attributes", "/Doc/GUI/Attributes", FluentIcons.Settings())

Configuration Reference

NavMenu (skin)

Method	Purpose
`WithSkin(s => s.WithWidth(int))`	Menu width in pixels
`WithSkin(s => s.WithCollapsible(bool))`	Allow collapsing to icon rail
`Collapse()`	Start collapsed

NavGroup

Method	Purpose
`WithNavLink(title, href[, icon])`	Append a link to the group
`WithGroup(navGroup)`	Nest another group
`WithIcon(icon)`	Icon on the group heading
`WithUrl(url)`	Make the heading itself navigate

Navigation Menus

Basic Menu

Grouped Menu

Configuration Reference

NavMenu (skin)

NavGroup

See Also