The Drawer slides in from the side. It is a common pattern found in Google apps and follows the keylines and metrics for lists.

To show this type of Drawer you will need this code in down here.
<div className={classes.root}>
<div className={classes.appFrame}>
<AppBar className={classNames('bg-primary',classes.appBar, this.state.open && classes.appBarShift)}>
<Toolbar disableGutters={!this.state.open}>
<IconButton
aria-label="open drawer"
onClick={this.handleDrawerOpen}
className={classNames(classes.menuButton,this.state.open && classes.hide)} >
<MenuIcon className="text-white" />
</IconButton>
<Typography type="title" color="inherit" className="text-white" noWrap>
Persistent drawer
</Typography>
</Toolbar>
</AppBar>
<Drawer
variant="persistent"
classes={{
paper: classes.drawerPaper,
}}
open={this.state.open} >
<div className={classes.drawerInner}>
<div className={classes.drawerHeader}>
<IconButton onClick={this.handleDrawerClose}>
{theme.direction === 'rtl' ? <ChevronRightIcon /> : <ChevronLeftIcon />}
</IconButton>
</div>
<Divider />
<List className={classes.list}>{mailFolderListItems}</List>
<Divider />
<List className={classes.list}>{otherMailFolderListItems}</List>
</div>
</Drawer>
<main className={classNames(classes.content, this.state.open && classes.contentShift)}>
<Typography type="body1" noWrap>
{'You think water moves fast? You should see ice.'}
</Typography>
</main>
</div>
</div>
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| anchor | enum: 'left' | 'top' | 'right' | 'bottom' |
'left' | Side from which the drawer will appear. |
| children | node | The contents of the drawer. | |
| classes | object | Useful to extend the style applied to components. | |
| elevation | number | 16 | The elevation of the drawer. |
| ModalProps | object | Properties applied to the Modal element. |
|
| onClose | func | Callback fired when the component requests to be closed. Signature: function(event: object) => voidevent: The event source of the callback |
|
| open | bool | false | If true, the drawer is open. |
| PaperProps | object | Properties applied to the Paper element. |
|
| SlideProps | object | Properties applied to the Slide element. |
|
| transitionDuration | union: number | {enter?: number, exit?: number} |
{ enter: duration.enteringScreen, exit: duration.leavingScreen } | The duration for the transition, in milliseconds. You may specify a single timeout for all transitions, or individually with an object. |
| variant | enum: 'permanent' | 'persistent' | 'temporary' |
'temporary' | The variant of drawer. |