bug(CdkMenuItem): Main menu closes after clicking on a menu item that is a menu
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Description
### Is this a regression?
- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
_No response_
### Description
Clicking on a menu item that is also a menu will close the whole menu, instead of closing only the opened submenu.
### Reproduction
StackBlitz link: https://stackblitz.com/edit/4aortd
Steps to reproduce:
1. Click on `File` button
2. Click on `New` menu item
### Expected Behavior
The submenu for the `New` menu item is closed (or kept open), the menu associated with `File` is kept open (like a `CdkMenuBar` or the menu nested example: https://material.angular.io/components/menu/examples#menu-nested)
### Actual Behavior
The submenu for the `New` menu item is closed and the `File` menu is closed as well.
### Environment
- Angular: 19.0.0
- CDK/Material: 19.0.0
- Browser(s): 131.0.6778.70 (Official Build) (64-bit)
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): Windows 10 Pro
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked StackBlitz reproduction and follow the File > New interaction described in the issue. Trace the menu-item and submenu closing behavior in the Angular CDK menu implementation, then verify that closing New leaves File open, using the nested-menu and CdkMenuBar examples as behavioral references.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100