wordpress get menu by name code example

Example 1: how to access the name of menu in worpress

$menu = wp_get_nav_menu_object("my-mainmenu" );

Example 2: how to access the name of menu in worpress

<?php $menu_name = 'sidebar-menu'; //menu slug or menu location
$locations = get_nav_menu_locations();
$menu = wp_get_nav_menu_object( $locations[ $menu_name ] );
$menuitems = wp_get_nav_menu_items( $menu->term_id, array( 'order' => 'DESC' ) );
 
echo "<pre>";
print_r($menuitems);
echo "</pre>";
?>