Android Context Menu

Context Menu

Context menu appears when user press long click on the element.

A context menu is a floating menu.

It provides actions that affect the selected content or context frame.

It doesn't support item shortcuts and icons.

Context Menu Example in Android

ContextMenuActivity.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
              xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
              android:id="@+id/activity_context_menu"
              android:layout_width="match_parent"
              android:layout_height="match_parent"
              android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
              android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
              android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
              android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
              android:orientation="vertical"
              tools:context="com.bhaumik.programmingstudy.ContextMenuActivity">

    <ListView
            android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:id="@+id/list_view"></ListView>

</LinearLayout>

ContextMenuActivity.java

package com.bhaumik.programmingstudy;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.ContextMenu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class ContextMenuActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    ListView listView;
    ArrayAdapter adapter;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_context_menu);

        listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list_view);

        adapter = ArrayAdapter.createFromResource(this,R.array.str_language,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1);
        listView.setAdapter(adapter);

        registerForContextMenu(listView);

    }
    @Override
    public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v, ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {
        super.onCreateContextMenu(menu, v, menuInfo);
        menu.setHeaderTitle("Select The Action");
        menu.add(0,v.getId(),0,"Remove Item");
        menu.add(0,v.getId(),0,"Hide Item");
        menu.add(0,v.getId(),0,"Show Item");
    }
    @Override
    public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

        if (item.getTitle() == "Remove Item")
        {
            Toast.makeText(this,"Remove Item Clicked",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
        else if (item.getTitle() == "Hide Item")
        {
            Toast.makeText(this,"Hide Item Clicked",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
        else if (item.getTitle() == "Show Item")
        {
            Toast.makeText(this,"Show Item Clicked",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
        return true;
    }

}