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ContextMenu

The ContextMenu 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​

In this example, a context menu is attached to a multi-line text box. Right-click your mouse in the preview area to see the context menu.

<UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui">
  <TextBox AcceptsReturn="True" TextWrapping="Wrap">
    <TextBox.ContextMenu>
      <ContextMenu>
        <MenuItem Header="Copy"/>
        <MenuItem Header="Paste"/>
      </ContextMenu>
    </TextBox.ContextMenu>     
  </TextBox>
</UserControl>
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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

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