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Components / Menus / API / ContextMenuComponent / 
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ContextMenuComponent

Represents the Kendo UI ContextMenu component for Angular.

@Component({
   selector: 'my-app',
   template: `
   <div #target>
       Right-click to open Context menu</p>
   </div>
   <kendo-contextmenu [target]="target" [items]="items"> </kendo-contextmenu>
   `
})
class AppComponent {
   public items: any[] = [{ text: 'item1', items: [{ text: 'item1.1' }] }, { text: 'item2', disabled: true }];
}

Selector

kendo-contextmenu

Export Name

Accessible in templates as #kendoContextMenuInstance="kendoContextMenu"

Inputs

NameTypeDefaultDescription

alignToAnchor

boolean

Indicates that the ContextMenu will be aligned to the target or to the filter element (if specified).

anchorAlign

Align

Specifies the pivot point of the anchor. Applicable if alignToAnchor is true.

animate

boolean | MenuAnimation

Sets the Menu animation.

appendTo

ViewContainerRef

Defines the container to which the popup will be appended.

ariaLabel

string

Sets the value for the aria-label attribute of the ContextMenu.

collision

Collision

Configures the collision behavior of the popup.

filter

string

Specifies a CSS selector which filters the elements in the target for which the ContextMenu will open (see example).

hoverDelay

number

Specifies the delay in milliseconds before the Menu items are opened or closed on item hover or leave (see example). Used to avoid the accidental opening or closing of the items.

items

any[]

Specifies the Menu items.

openOnClick

boolean | OpenOnClickSettings

Specifies that the root items can be opened only on click (see example).

popupAlign

Align

Specifies the pivot point of the popup.

popupAnimate

boolean | PopupAnimation

Specifies the popup animation.

showOn

string

Specifies the event on which the ContextMenu will open (see example). Accepts the name of a native DOM event. Defaults to contextmenu which opens the ContextMenu for the target element.

size

MenuSize

Sets the Menu size.

The possible values are:

  • small
  • medium (default)
  • large
  • none

target

string | ContextMenuTargetContainerDirective | ElementRef<any> | HTMLElement

Specifies the element for which the ContextMenu will open (see example).

vertical

boolean

true

Specifies if the Menu will be vertically rendered (see example).

Events

NameTypeDescription

close

EventEmitter<ContextMenuEvent>

Fires when a Menu item is closed.

open

EventEmitter<ContextMenuEvent>

Fires when a Menu item is opened.

popupClose

EventEmitter<ContextMenuPopupEvent>

Fires when the Menu is closed.

popupOpen

EventEmitter<ContextMenuPopupEvent>

Fires when the Menu is opened (see example).

select

EventEmitter<ContextMenuSelectEvent>

Fires when a Menu item is selected.

Methods

hide

Hides the ContextMenu.

show

Shows the ContextMenu for the specified target.

Parameters

target

ElementRef<any> | HTMLElement | Offset

The offset or the target element for which the ContextMenu will open.

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