React ContextMenu API
The ContextMenu UI component displays a single- or multi-level context menu. An end user invokes this menu by a right click or a long press.
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React
Props
An object defining configuration properties for the ContextMenu UI component.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| accessKey | Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the UI component.  | 
            
| activeStateEnabled | Specifies whether the UI component changes its visual state as a result of user interaction.  | 
            
| animation | Configures UI component visibility animations. This object contains two fields: show and hide.  | 
            
| cssClass | Specifies the name of the CSS class to be applied to the root menu level and all submenus.  | 
            
| dataSource | Binds the UI component to data.  | 
            
| disabled | Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.  | 
            
| disabledExpr | Specifies the name of the data source item field whose value defines whether or not the corresponding UI component item is disabled.  | 
            
| displayExpr | Specifies the data field whose values should be displayed.  | 
            
| elementAttr | Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.  | 
            
| focusStateEnabled | Specifies whether the UI component can be focused using keyboard navigation.  | 
            
| height | Specifies the UI component's height.  | 
            
| hideOnOutsideClick | Specifies whether to hide the UI component if a user clicks outside it.  | 
            
| hint | Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the UI component.  | 
            
| hoverStateEnabled | Specifies whether the UI component changes its state when a user pauses on it.  | 
            
| itemComponent | An alias for the itemTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.  | 
            
| itemRender | An alias for the itemTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.  | 
            
| items | Holds an array of menu items.  | 
            
| itemsExpr | Specifies which data field contains nested items.  | 
            
| itemTemplate | Specifies a custom template for items.  | 
            
| onContentReady | A function that is executed when the UI component is rendered and each time the component is repainted.  | 
            
| onDisposing | A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.  | 
            
| onHidden | A function that is executed after the ContextMenu is hidden.  | 
            
| onHiding | A function that is executed before the ContextMenu is hidden.  | 
            
| onInitialized | A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.  | 
            
| onItemClick | A function that is executed when a collection item is clicked or tapped.  | 
            
| onItemContextMenu | A function that is executed when a collection item is right-clicked or pressed.  | 
            
| onItemRendered | A function that is executed after a collection item is rendered.  | 
            
| onOptionChanged | A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.  | 
            
| onPositioning | A function that is executed before the ContextMenu is positioned.  | 
            
| onSelectionChanged | A function that is executed when a collection item is selected or selection is canceled.  | 
            
| onShowing | A function that is executed before the ContextMenu is shown.  | 
            
| onShown | A function that is executed after the ContextMenu is shown.  | 
            
| position | An object defining UI component positioning properties.  | 
            
| rtlEnabled | Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.  | 
            
| selectByClick | Specifies whether an item is selected if a user clicks it.  | 
            
| selectedExpr | Specifies the name of the data source item field whose value defines whether or not the corresponding UI component items is selected.  | 
            
| selectedItem | The selected item object.  | 
            
| selectionMode | Specifies the selection mode supported by the menu.  | 
            
| showEvent | Specifies properties used to display the UI component.  | 
            
| showSubmenuMode | Specifies properties of submenu showing and hiding.  | 
            
| submenuDirection | Specifies the direction at which submenus are displayed.  | 
            
| tabIndex | Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.  | 
            
| target | The target element associated with the context menu.  | 
            
| visible | A Boolean value specifying whether or not the UI component is visible.  | 
            
| width | Specifies the UI component's width.  | 
            
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Methods
This section describes members used to manipulate the UI component.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| beginUpdate() | Postpones rendering that can negatively affect performance until the endUpdate() method is called.  | 
            
| defaultOptions(rule) | Specifies the device-dependent default configuration properties for this component.  | 
            
| dispose() | Disposes of all the resources allocated to the ContextMenu instance.  | 
            
| element() | Gets the root UI component element.  | 
            
| endUpdate() | Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method.  | 
            
| focus() | Sets focus on the UI component.  | 
            
| getDataSource() | Gets the DataSource instance.  | 
            
| getInstance(element) | Gets the instance of a UI component found using its DOM node.  | 
            
| hide() | Hides the UI component.  | 
            
| instance() | Gets the UI component's instance. Use it to access other methods of the UI component.  | 
            
| off(eventName) | Detaches all event handlers from a single event.  | 
            
| off(eventName, eventHandler) | Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.  | 
            
| on(eventName, eventHandler) | Subscribes to an event.  | 
            
| on(events) | Subscribes to events.  | 
            
| option() | Gets all UI component properties.  | 
            
| option(optionName) | Gets the value of a single property.  | 
            
| option(optionName, optionValue) | Updates the value of a single property.  | 
            
| option(options) | Updates the values of several properties.  | 
            
| registerKeyHandler(key, handler) | Registers a handler to be executed when a user presses a specific key.  | 
            
| repaint() | Renders the component again without reloading data. Use the method to update the component's markup and appearance dynamically.  | 
            
| resetOption(optionName) | Resets a property to its default value.  | 
            
| selectItem(itemElement) | Selects an item found using its DOM node.  | 
            
| show() | Shows the UI component.  | 
            
| toggle(showing) | Shows or hides the UI component depending on the argument.  | 
            
| unselectItem(itemElement) | Cancels the selection of an item found using its DOM node.  | 
            
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Events
This section describes events fired by this UI component.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| contentReady | Raised when the UI component is rendered and each time the component is repainted.  | 
            
| disposing | Raised before the UI component is disposed of.  | 
            
| hidden | Raised after the ContextMenu is hidden.  | 
            
| hiding | Raised before the ContextMenu is hidden.  | 
            
| initialized | Raised only once, after the UI component is initialized.  | 
            
| itemClick | Raised when a collection item is clicked or tapped.  | 
            
| itemContextMenu | Raised when a collection item is right-clicked or pressed.  | 
            
| itemRendered | Raised after a collection item is rendered.  | 
            
| optionChanged | Raised after a UI component property is changed.  | 
            
| positioning | Raised before the ContextMenu is positioned.  | 
            
| selectionChanged | Raised after selection changes.  | 
            
| showing | Raised before the ContextMenu is shown.  | 
            
| shown | Raised after the ContextMenu is shown.  | 
            
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Types
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| ContentReadyEvent | The type of the contentReady event handler's argument.  | 
            
| ContextSubmenuDirection | Specifies the submenu direction.  | 
            
| DisposingEvent | The type of the disposing event handler's argument.  | 
            
| HiddenEvent | The type of the hidden event handler's argument.  | 
            
| HidingEvent | The type of the hiding event handler's argument.  | 
            
| InitializedEvent | The type of the initialized event handler's argument.  | 
            
| ItemClickEvent | The type of the itemClick event handler's argument.  | 
            
| ItemContextMenuEvent | The type of the itemContextMenu event handler's argument.  | 
            
| ItemRenderedEvent | The type of the itemRendered event handler's argument.  | 
            
| OptionChangedEvent | The type of the optionChanged event handler's argument.  | 
            
| PositioningEvent | The type of the positioning event handler's argument.  | 
            
| SelectionChangedEvent | The type of the selectionChanged event handler's argument.  | 
            
| ShowingEvent | The type of the showing event handler's argument.  | 
            
| ShownEvent | The type of the shown event handler's argument.  | 
            
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