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[`Menu`](Menu) › [`addItem`](Menu/addItem)
## Menu.addItem() method
Adds a menu item. Only works when menu is not shown yet.
**Signature:**
```typescript
addItem(cb: (item: MenuItem) => any): this;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>cb</code> | <code>(item: </code>[`MenuItem`](MenuItem)<code>) => any</code> | |
**Returns:**
`this`