@aurodesignsystem-dev/auro-formkit 0.0.0-pr1541.3 → 0.0.0-pr1541.5

package/components/menu/demo/customize.md

@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#scroll" class="level2 body-xs">Scroll</auro-anchorlink>
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#nocheckmark" class="level2 body-xs">No Checkmark</auro-anchorlink>
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#dividers" class="level2 body-xs">Dividers</auro-anchorlink>
+<auro-anchorlink fluid href="#nestedMenu" class="level2 body-xs">Nested Menu</auro-anchorlink>
+<auro-anchorlink fluid href="#customBehavior">Behavior</auro-anchorlink>
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#static" class="level2 body-xs">Static Options</auro-anchorlink>
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#matchWord" class="level2 body-xs">Match Word</auro-anchorlink>
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#persistent" class="level2 body-xs">Persistent Option</auro-anchorlink>
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#nomatch" class="level2 body-xs">No Match Placeholder</auro-anchorlink>
-<auro-anchorlink fluid href="#nestedMenu" class="level2 body-xs">Nested Menu</auro-anchorlink>
-<auro-anchorlink fluid href="#customBehavior">Behavior</auro-anchorlink>
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#disabled" class="level2 body-xs">Disabled Options</auro-anchorlink>
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#disabledMenu" class="level2 body-xs">Disabled Menu</auro-anchorlink>
 <auro-anchorlink fluid href="#loading" class="level2 body-xs">Loading</auro-anchorlink>
@@ -324,6 +324,86 @@
 &lt;/auro-menu&gt;</code></pre>
 <!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:END -->
 </auro-accordion>
+<auro-header level="3" id="nestedMenu">Nested Menu</auro-header>
+<p>Nest additional <code>auro-menu</code> elements inside the default slot to create sub-menus. Each nested menu maintains its own selection state.</p>
+<div class="exampleWrapper">
+<!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:START (FILE:src=./../apiExamples/nested-menu.html) -->
+<!-- The below content is automatically added from ./../apiExamples/nested-menu.html -->
+<auro-menu id="alpha">
+<auro-menuoption value="stops">Stops</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="price">Price</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="duration">Duration</auro-menuoption>
+<hr>
+<auro-menu id="beta">
+<auro-menuoption value="apples">Apples</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="oranges">Oranges</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="pears">Pears</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="grapes">Grapes</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="kiwi">Kiwi</auro-menuoption>
+<hr>
+<auro-menu id="charlie">
+<auro-menuoption value="person">Person</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="woman">Woman</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="man">Man</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="camera">Camera</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="tv">TV</auro-menuoption>
+</auro-menu>
+</auro-menu>
+<hr>
+<auro-menuoption value="departure">Departure</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="arrival">Arrival</auro-menuoption>
+<hr>
+<auro-menu id="delta">
+<auro-menuoption value="cars">Cars</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="trucks">Trucks</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="boats">Boats</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="planes">Planes</auro-menuoption>
+<auro-menuoption value="motorcycles">Motorcycles</auro-menuoption>
+</auro-menu>
+</auro-menu>
+<!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:END -->
+</div>
+<auro-accordion alignRight>
+<span slot="trigger">See code</span>
+<!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:START (CODE:src=./../apiExamples/nested-menu.html) -->
+<!-- The below code snippet is automatically added from ./../apiExamples/nested-menu.html -->
+<pre class="language-html"><code class="language-html">&lt;auro-menu id="alpha"&gt;
+  &lt;auro-menuoption value="stops"&gt;Stops&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+  &lt;auro-menuoption value="price"&gt;Price&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+  &lt;auro-menuoption value="duration"&gt;Duration&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+  &lt;hr&gt;
+  &lt;auro-menu id="beta"&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="apples"&gt;Apples&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="oranges"&gt;Oranges&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="pears"&gt;Pears&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="grapes"&gt;Grapes&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="kiwi"&gt;Kiwi&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;hr&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menu id="charlie"&gt;
+      &lt;auro-menuoption value="person"&gt;Person&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+      &lt;auro-menuoption value="woman"&gt;Woman&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+      &lt;auro-menuoption value="man"&gt;Man&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+      &lt;auro-menuoption value="camera"&gt;Camera&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+      &lt;auro-menuoption value="tv"&gt;TV&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;/auro-menu&gt;
+  &lt;/auro-menu&gt;
+  &lt;hr&gt;
+  &lt;auro-menuoption value="departure"&gt;Departure&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+  &lt;auro-menuoption value="arrival"&gt;Arrival&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+  &lt;hr&gt;
+  &lt;auro-menu id="delta"&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="cars"&gt;Cars&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="trucks"&gt;Trucks&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="boats"&gt;Boats&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="planes"&gt;Planes&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+    &lt;auro-menuoption value="motorcycles"&gt;Motorcycles&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
+  &lt;/auro-menu&gt;
+&lt;/auro-menu&gt;</code></pre>
+<!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:END -->
+</auro-accordion>
+</section>
+<section>
+<auro-header level="2" id="customBehavior">Behavior</auro-header>
 <auro-header level="3" id="static">Static Options</auro-header>
 <p>Add the <code>static</code> attribute to an <code>auro-menuoption</code> to make it non-interactive — the option renders but is skipped during keyboard navigation and cannot be selected. Useful for section headers or informational rows inside a menu.</p>
 <div class="exampleWrapper">
@@ -462,86 +542,6 @@
 &lt;/auro-menu&gt;</code></pre>
 <!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:END -->
 </auro-accordion>
-<auro-header level="3" id="nestedMenu">Nested Menu</auro-header>
-<p>Nest additional <code>auro-menu</code> elements inside the default slot to create sub-menus. Each nested menu maintains its own selection state.</p>
-<div class="exampleWrapper">
-<!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:START (FILE:src=./../apiExamples/nested-menu.html) -->
-<!-- The below content is automatically added from ./../apiExamples/nested-menu.html -->
-<auro-menu id="alpha">
-<auro-menuoption value="stops">Stops</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="price">Price</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="duration">Duration</auro-menuoption>
-<hr>
-<auro-menu id="beta">
-<auro-menuoption value="apples">Apples</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="oranges">Oranges</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="pears">Pears</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="grapes">Grapes</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="kiwi">Kiwi</auro-menuoption>
-<hr>
-<auro-menu id="charlie">
-<auro-menuoption value="person">Person</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="woman">Woman</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="man">Man</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="camera">Camera</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="tv">TV</auro-menuoption>
-</auro-menu>
-</auro-menu>
-<hr>
-<auro-menuoption value="departure">Departure</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="arrival">Arrival</auro-menuoption>
-<hr>
-<auro-menu id="delta">
-<auro-menuoption value="cars">Cars</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="trucks">Trucks</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="boats">Boats</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="planes">Planes</auro-menuoption>
-<auro-menuoption value="motorcycles">Motorcycles</auro-menuoption>
-</auro-menu>
-</auro-menu>
-<!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:END -->
-</div>
-<auro-accordion alignRight>
-<span slot="trigger">See code</span>
-<!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:START (CODE:src=./../apiExamples/nested-menu.html) -->
-<!-- The below code snippet is automatically added from ./../apiExamples/nested-menu.html -->
-<pre class="language-html"><code class="language-html">&lt;auro-menu id="alpha"&gt;
-  &lt;auro-menuoption value="stops"&gt;Stops&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-  &lt;auro-menuoption value="price"&gt;Price&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-  &lt;auro-menuoption value="duration"&gt;Duration&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-  &lt;hr&gt;
-  &lt;auro-menu id="beta"&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="apples"&gt;Apples&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="oranges"&gt;Oranges&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="pears"&gt;Pears&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="grapes"&gt;Grapes&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="kiwi"&gt;Kiwi&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;hr&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menu id="charlie"&gt;
-      &lt;auro-menuoption value="person"&gt;Person&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-      &lt;auro-menuoption value="woman"&gt;Woman&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-      &lt;auro-menuoption value="man"&gt;Man&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-      &lt;auro-menuoption value="camera"&gt;Camera&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-      &lt;auro-menuoption value="tv"&gt;TV&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;/auro-menu&gt;
-  &lt;/auro-menu&gt;
-  &lt;hr&gt;
-  &lt;auro-menuoption value="departure"&gt;Departure&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-  &lt;auro-menuoption value="arrival"&gt;Arrival&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-  &lt;hr&gt;
-  &lt;auro-menu id="delta"&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="cars"&gt;Cars&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="trucks"&gt;Trucks&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="boats"&gt;Boats&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="planes"&gt;Planes&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-    &lt;auro-menuoption value="motorcycles"&gt;Motorcycles&lt;/auro-menuoption&gt;
-  &lt;/auro-menu&gt;
-&lt;/auro-menu&gt;</code></pre>
-<!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:END -->
-</auro-accordion>
-</section>
-<section>
-<auro-header level="2" id="customBehavior">Behavior</auro-header>
 <auro-header level="3" id="disabled">Disabled Options</auro-header>
 <p>Use the <code>disabled</code> attribute on <code>auro-menuoption</code> to prevent interaction with specific options.</p>
 <div class="exampleWrapper">
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
 <!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:END -->
 </auro-accordion>
 <auro-header level="3" id="presetValue">Preset Value</auro-header>
-<p>Use the <code>value</code> attribute on <code>auro-menu</code> to set the selected option when the menu renders.</p>
+<p>Use the <code>value</code> attribute on <code>auro-menu</code> to set the selected option when the menu renders. The value must match a selectable option; if it matches an option marked <code>disabled</code> or <code>static</code>, no option is selected and <code>auroMenu-selectValueFailure</code> is dispatched.</p>
 <div class="exampleWrapper">
 <!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:START (FILE:src=./../apiExamples/preset-value.html) -->
 <!-- The below content is automatically added from ./../apiExamples/preset-value.html -->

package/components/menu/demo/getting-started.md

@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Ensure your `tsconfig.json` uses `"moduleResolution": "bundler"` so TypeScript c
 <auro-header level="2" id="stateManagement">State Management</auro-header>
 <p>The following properties reflect the current state of the menu and can be accessed via JavaScript.</p>
 <auro-header level="3" id="value">value</auro-header>
-<p>Gets or sets the selected value. In multi-select mode, this is a JSON stringified array of selected option values (e.g., <code>'["stops","duration"]'</code>).</p>
+<p>Gets or sets the selected value. In multi-select mode, this is a JSON stringified array of selected option values (e.g., <code>'["stops","duration"]'</code>). If the value matches an option marked <code>disabled</code> or <code>static</code>, the selection is cleared (<code>optionSelected</code> becomes <code>undefined</code>) and <code>auroMenu-selectValueFailure</code> is dispatched. <code>hidden</code> options remain selectable by value.</p>
 <auro-header level="3" id="optionSelected">optionSelected</auro-header>
 <p>Returns the currently selected <code>&lt;auro-menuoption&gt;</code> element, or <code>undefined</code> if no option is selected. When <code>multiSelect</code> is enabled, returns an array of selected elements.</p>
 <auro-header level="3" id="optionActive">optionActive</auro-header>
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ Ensure your `tsconfig.json` uses `"moduleResolution": "bundler"` so TypeScript c
 <li><code>auroMenu-activatedOption</code> — the active (highlighted) option changed via keyboard or hover.</li>
 <li><code>auroMenu-optionsChange</code> — the set of available options was updated (e.g., after a slot change).</li>
 <li><code>auroMenu-selectValueReset</code> — the menu's <code>value</code> was reset via <code>reset()</code>.</li>
-<li><code>auroMenu-selectValueFailure</code> — a call to <code>selectByValue()</code> found no matching option.</li>
+<li><code>auroMenu-selectValueFailure</code> — a value selection (via <code>selectByValue()</code>, the <code>value</code> attribute, or setting the <code>value</code> property) found no matching selectable option. This includes values that match an option marked <code>disabled</code> or <code>static</code>, which are never selectable.</li>
 </ul>
 <div class="exampleWrapper">
 <!-- AURO-GENERATED-CONTENT:START (FILE:src=./../apiExamples/events.html) -->

package/components/menu/demo/index.min.js

@@ -221,6 +221,18 @@ class AuroLibraryRuntimeUtils {
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
 
 
+/**
+ * Serializes a multi-select value array back into the String `value` property.
+ * An empty (or missing) array collapses to `undefined` so an emptied selection
+ * clears `value` rather than reflecting a `"[]"` attribute.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Array<string>|undefined} values - The selected values.
+ * @returns {string|undefined} JSON string of the values, or undefined when empty.
+ */
+function serializeMultiSelectValue(values) {
+  return values && values.length > 0 ? JSON.stringify(values) : undefined;
+}
+
 /**
  * Validates if an option can be interacted with.
  * @private
@@ -233,6 +245,20 @@ function isOptionInteractive(option) {
          !option.hasAttribute('static');
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validates if an option may be selected by matching a programmatic value.
+ * Unlike `isOptionInteractive`, `hidden` is allowed: the combobox toggles
+ * `hidden` as its type-ahead filter, so a filtered-out option is still a
+ * valid programmatic selection. Only disabled and static options — which are
+ * never selectable — are rejected.
+ * @param {HTMLElement} option - The option to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if option can be selected by value.
+ */
+function isSelectableByValue(option) {
+  return !option.hasAttribute('disabled') &&
+         !option.hasAttribute('static');
+}
+
 /**
  * Helper method to dispatch custom events.
  * @param {HTMLElement} element - Element to dispatch event from.
@@ -415,22 +441,26 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
 
       /**
        * Specifies the current active menuOption.
+       * @readonly
        */
       optionActive: {
         type: Object,
-        attribute: 'optionactive'
+        attribute: false
       },
 
       /**
        * The currently selected menu option(s). In single-select mode this is a single `HTMLElement` (or `undefined` when nothing is selected). In multi-select mode this is an array of `HTMLElement`s.
+       * @readonly
        */
       optionSelected: {
         // Allow HTMLElement, HTMLElement[] arrays and undefined
-        type: Object
+        type: Object,
+        attribute: false
       },
 
       /**
        * The value of the selected option. In multi-select mode, this is a JSON stringified array of selected option values.
+       * Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable by value; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared (`optionSelected` becomes `undefined`) and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped from the value and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option.
        */
       value: {
         type: String,
@@ -554,7 +584,7 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Selects options by value.
+   * Selects options by value. Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option. Passing `undefined`, `null`, an empty string, or an empty array clears the selection without dispatching a failure.
    * @param {string|string[]|undefined|null} value - The value(s) to select.
    * @public
    */
@@ -639,6 +669,11 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
         this.initItems();
       }
 
+      // Set when reconciliation reassigns `value` below. That reassignment schedules a
+      // second updated() cycle, so the `event`-attribute dispatch is deferred to that
+      // cycle to avoid firing option custom events twice on the same selection.
+      let valueReconciled = false;
+
       // Handle null/undefined/empty case — empty/whitespace strings clear selection
       // consistently with selectByValue(''), and avoid downstream `.includes('')` matches.
       if (this.value === undefined || this.value === null || (typeof this.value === 'string' && this.value.trim() === '')) {
@@ -651,11 +686,31 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
           // Defensive default: `formattedValue` can be undefined for unexpected value types,
           // and calling `.includes` on undefined would throw during reconciliation.
           const valueArray = this.formattedValue || [];
-          const matchingOptions = this.items ? this.items.filter((item) => valueArray.includes(item.value)) : [];
+          const matchingOptions = this.items ? this.items.filter((item) => isSelectableByValue(item) && valueArray.includes(item.value)) : [];
           newSelected = matchingOptions.length > 0 ? matchingOptions : undefined;
+
+          // Reconcile `value` with the selectable set. Drop only entries whose option is
+          // loaded but non-selectable (disabled/static) — leaving them would desync `value`
+          // from `optionSelected`, and the toggle handlers rebuild `value` from `formattedValue`,
+          // so the rejected entry would resurface on the next select/deselect. Entries with no
+          // matching item yet are preserved so async preselection still works once options render.
+          const rejectedValues = this.items
+            ? this.items.filter((item) => !isSelectableByValue(item) && valueArray.includes(item.value)).map((item) => item.value)
+            : [];
+          if (rejectedValues.length > 0) {
+            const reconciled = valueArray.filter((val) => !rejectedValues.includes(val));
+            this.value = serializeMultiSelectValue(reconciled);
+            valueReconciled = true;
+          }
         } else {
-          // In single-select mode, this.value should be a string
-          const matchingOption = this.items ? this.items.find((item) => item.value === this.value) : undefined;
+          // In single-select mode, this.value should be a string. Reject
+          // disabled/static options so a programmatic value pointing at a
+          // non-selectable option falls through to the no-match path below
+          // (dispatching auroMenu-selectValueFailure) instead of pinning it.
+          // `hidden` is intentionally NOT excluded: the combobox toggles
+          // `hidden` as its type-ahead filter, so a filtered-out option is
+          // still a valid programmatic selection.
+          const matchingOption = this.items ? this.items.find((item) => isSelectableByValue(item) && item.value === this.value) : undefined;
 
           if (matchingOption) {
             newSelected = matchingOption;
@@ -697,8 +752,9 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
         ]
       ]));
 
-      // Notify of changes
-      if (this.optionSelected !== undefined) {
+      // Notify of changes. Skip when reconciliation just reassigned `value`: the
+      // follow-on update cycle re-runs this branch and fires the events exactly once.
+      if (this.optionSelected !== undefined && !valueReconciled) {
         const selected = Array.isArray(this.optionSelected) ? this.optionSelected : [this.optionSelected];
         selected.forEach((opt) => {
           if (opt.hasAttribute('event')) {
@@ -911,7 +967,7 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
       const currentSelected = this.optionSelected || [];
 
       if (!currentValue.includes(option.value)) {
-        this.value = JSON.stringify([
+        this.value = serializeMultiSelectValue([
           ...currentValue,
           option.value
         ]);
@@ -937,15 +993,9 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
    */
   handleDeselectState(option) {
     if (this.multiSelect) {
-      // Remove this option from array
+      // Remove this option from array; an empty result collapses `value` to undefined.
       const newFormattedValue = (this.formattedValue || []).filter((val) => val !== option.value);
-
-      // If array is empty after removal, set back to undefined
-      if (newFormattedValue && newFormattedValue.length === 0) {
-        this.value = undefined;
-      } else {
-        this.value = JSON.stringify(newFormattedValue);
-      }
+      this.value = serializeMultiSelectValue(newFormattedValue);
 
       this.optionSelected = this.optionSelected.filter((val) => val !== option);
       if (this.optionSelected.length === 0) {
@@ -1459,6 +1509,7 @@ let menuOptionIdCounter = 0;
  * The `auro-menuoption` element provides users a way to define a menu option.
  * @customElement auro-menuoption
  *
+ * @attr {Boolean} static - When present, marks the option as non-interactive — it renders but is skipped during keyboard navigation and cannot be selected. Useful for section headers, informational rows inside a menu, or attaching event listeners.
  * @slot default - The default slot for the menu option text.
  *
  * @event auroMenuOption-mouseover - Notifies that this option has been hovered over.

package/components/menu/demo/voiceover.md

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <auro-header level="1" id="overview">Menu - VoiceOver Behavior</auro-header>
 <p>This page documents the VoiceOver experience when using the <code>&lt;auro-menu&gt;</code> component. It covers announcements and interactions for menu navigation and option selection.</p>
+<div class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> In the standard integrations (<code>&lt;auro-select&gt;</code>, <code>&lt;auro-combobox&gt;</code>), keyboard focus stays on the parent trigger/input — it does <strong>not</strong> move into the menu. The parent captures keys and drives the menu, and the active option is announced via <code>aria-activedescendant</code> on the trigger rather than by moving DOM focus between options. The focus-on-the-menu behavior described alongside the standalone case below only applies when an author makes <code>&lt;auro-menu&gt;</code> itself focusable (for example, <code>tabindex="0"</code>).</p>
 <auro-header level="2" id="voiceOverInteractiveAnnouncements">Interactive Announcements</auro-header>
 <auro-header level="3" id="voiceOverMenuContainer">Menu Container</auro-header>
-<p>When focus enters the menu, VoiceOver announces:</p>
+<p>When the listbox is exposed — the parent's dropdown opens, or a standalone focusable menu receives focus — VoiceOver announces:</p>
 <ol>
 <li><strong>Role:</strong> <em>"list box"</em> — set on the root <code>&lt;auro-menu&gt;</code>; nested menus use <code>role="group"</code> with <code>aria-label="submenu"</code>.</li>
 <li><strong>Item count:</strong> The number of visible options (e.g., <em>"5 items"</em>)</li>
@@ -20,17 +21,20 @@
 </ol>
 <div class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> <code>&lt;auro-menuoption&gt;</code> is not directly focusable — <code>tabindex="-1"</code> keeps it out of the tab order. In a select or combobox context, focus stays on the parent trigger and the active option is pointed at via <code>aria-activedescendant</code> (using <code>ariaActiveDescendantElement</code> to cross the shadow-root boundary).</div>
 <auro-header level="3" id="voiceOverSelection">Selection</auro-header>
-<p>When an option is selected via Enter (or Tab, which selects and moves focus out of the menu):</p>
+<p>In a select or combobox context, the parent captures Enter (and Tab) on its trigger/input and commits the active option through the menu; the menu itself does not receive the key. When the selection is committed:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>VoiceOver announces the option label followed by <em>"selected"</em></li>
 <li>In multi-select mode, previously selected options remain selected and their state is preserved</li>
-</ul>
+</ul>
+<p>A standalone focusable menu (see the note at the top of this page) handles Enter and Tab on its own host, producing the same selection announcement.</p>
 <auro-header level="2" id="voiceOverWorkflow">Navigation Workflow</auro-header>
+<p>In the standard select/combobox integrations, focus remains on the parent trigger/input throughout — the menu is a visually presented listbox the parent points into, not a place focus travels to:</p>
 <ol>
-<li><strong>Enter the menu:</strong> Focus moves into the listbox; VoiceOver announces role and item count</li>
-<li><strong>Navigate options:</strong> Use Arrow Down/Up keys; VoiceOver announces each option's label, role, and position</li>
-<li><strong>Select an option:</strong> Press Enter; VoiceOver confirms the selection</li>
-<li><strong>Exit:</strong> Tab out of the menu (Tab also selects the active option). When the menu is used inside a dropdown context, the parent handles Escape.</li>
-</ol>
+<li><strong>Open the listbox:</strong> Activating the trigger (or typing in a combobox) exposes the menu; VoiceOver announces the listbox role and item count</li>
+<li><strong>Navigate options:</strong> Arrow Down/Up keys pressed on the trigger move the active option; <code>aria-activedescendant</code> updates and VoiceOver announces each option's label, role, and position</li>
+<li><strong>Select an option:</strong> Enter (captured by the parent) commits the active option; VoiceOver confirms the selection</li>
+<li><strong>Exit:</strong> Escape and Tab are handled by the parent — Escape closes the listbox, and Tab commits the active option before moving focus to the next element in the tab sequence</li>
+</ol>
+<p>A standalone focusable menu follows the same active-option model, except focus is on the menu host and the menu handles Arrow, Enter, and Tab directly. See the menu's key events documentation for the full standalone key table.</p>
 <auro-header level="2" id="voiceOverNestedMenus">Nested Menus</auro-header>
 <p>When a nested <code>auro-menu</code> is encountered, VoiceOver announces a new listbox context. Each nested menu maintains its own option count and position tracking.</p>

package/components/menu/dist/auro-menu-utils.d.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
  * or if the value cannot be parsed into an array from a JSON string.
  */
 export function arrayConverter(value: any): any[] | undefined;
+/**
+ * Serializes a multi-select value array back into the String `value` property.
+ * An empty (or missing) array collapses to `undefined` so an emptied selection
+ * clears `value` rather than reflecting a `"[]"` attribute.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Array<string>|undefined} values - The selected values.
+ * @returns {string|undefined} JSON string of the values, or undefined when empty.
+ */
+export function serializeMultiSelectValue(values: Array<string> | undefined): string | undefined;
 /**
  * Compare two arrays for equality.
  * @private
@@ -25,6 +34,16 @@ export function arraysAreEqual(arr1: any[], arr2: any[]): boolean;
  * @returns {boolean} True if option is interactive.
  */
 export function isOptionInteractive(option: HTMLElement): boolean;
+/**
+ * Validates if an option may be selected by matching a programmatic value.
+ * Unlike `isOptionInteractive`, `hidden` is allowed: the combobox toggles
+ * `hidden` as its type-ahead filter, so a filtered-out option is still a
+ * valid programmatic selection. Only disabled and static options — which are
+ * never selectable — are rejected.
+ * @param {HTMLElement} option - The option to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if option can be selected by value.
+ */
+export function isSelectableByValue(option: HTMLElement): boolean;
 /**
  * Helper method to dispatch custom events.
  * @param {HTMLElement} element - Element to dispatch event from.

package/components/menu/dist/auro-menu.d.ts

@@ -60,21 +60,17 @@ export class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
             reflect: boolean;
             attribute: string;
         };
-        /**
-         * Specifies the current active menuOption.
-         */
         optionActive: {
             type: ObjectConstructor;
-            attribute: string;
+            attribute: boolean;
         };
-        /**
-         * The currently selected menu option(s). In single-select mode this is a single `HTMLElement` (or `undefined` when nothing is selected). In multi-select mode this is an array of `HTMLElement`s.
-         */
         optionSelected: {
             type: ObjectConstructor;
+            attribute: boolean;
         };
         /**
          * The value of the selected option. In multi-select mode, this is a JSON stringified array of selected option values.
+         * Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable by value; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared (`optionSelected` becomes `undefined`) and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped from the value and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option.
          */
         value: {
             type: StringConstructor;
@@ -171,7 +167,7 @@ export class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
      */
     private get formattedValue();
     /**
-     * Selects options by value.
+     * Selects options by value. Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option. Passing `undefined`, `null`, an empty string, or an empty array clears the selection without dispatching a failure.
      * @param {string|string[]|undefined|null} value - The value(s) to select.
      * @public
      */

package/components/menu/dist/auro-menuoption.d.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * The `auro-menuoption` element provides users a way to define a menu option.
  * @customElement auro-menuoption
  *
+ * @attr {Boolean} static - When present, marks the option as non-interactive — it renders but is skipped during keyboard navigation and cannot be selected. Useful for section headers, informational rows inside a menu, or attaching event listeners.
  * @slot default - The default slot for the menu option text.
  *
  * @event auroMenuOption-mouseover - Notifies that this option has been hovered over.