| Method | Description |
| method.php __construct | Class constructor |
| method.php authorize | Method to check JMenu object authorization against an access control object and optionally an access extension object |
| method.php getActive | Gets the active menu item |
| method.php getDefault | Gets the default menu item (typically the frontpage) |
| method.php getInstance | Returns a reference to the global JMenu object, only creating it if it doesn’t already exist. |
| method.php getItem | Get menu item by id |
| method.php getItems | Gets menu items by attribute |
| method.php getMenu | Getter for the menu array |
| method.php getParams | Gets the parameter object for a certain menu item |
| method.php setActive | Set the default item by id |
| method.php setDefault | Set the default item by id |
| method.php _load | Loads the entire menu table into memory |
