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Version: 11.0.0

Context Menu

The context menu can be applied to any host control to implement a right-click 'context sensitive' menu. This uses an attached property of the host control.

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To review the concept behind this use of an attached property, see here.

Example​

This example, a context menu is attached to a multi-line text box:

<TextBox AcceptsReturn="True" TextWrapping="Wrap">
  <TextBox.ContextMenu>
    <ContextMenu>
      <MenuItem Header="Copy"/>
      <MenuItem Header="Paste"/>
    </ContextMenu>
  </TextBox.ContextMenu>     
</TextBox>

Context Flyout​

You can use a context flyout as an alternative to a context menu. A context flyout can provide a sharable and richer UI experience than a simple context menu.

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A control cannot have a context flyout and a context menu attached at the same time.

A context flyout is invoked automatically like a context menu.

More Information​

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For the complete API documentation about this control, see here.

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View the source code on GitHub ContextMenu.cs