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Context Menu
Updated on Sep 11, 2026
Starting with the 2023 R3 release the Grid component allows you to display built-in ContextMenu.
For a runnable example, refer to the demo on ContextMenu in the Grid.
Getting Started
To enable the ContextMenu functionality, set the contextmenu property to true.
js
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
contextMenu: true,
// Other configuration.
});Predefined Tools
The Grid component allows you to choose between a predefined list of commands that will be included in the ContextMenu. You can add the needed tools in the contextmenu.body configuration option.
The valid predefined tools are: "separator", "create", "edit", "destroy", "select", "copySelection",."copySelectionNoHeaders", "reorderRow", "exportPDF", "exportExcel", "sortAsc", "sortDesc".
In the example below all predefined commands are included in a customized order.
<script src="https://unpkg.com/jszip/dist/jszip.min.js"></script>
<div id="example">
<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
var crudServiceBaseUrl = "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core",
dataSource = new kendo.data.DataSource({
transport: {
read: {
url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products"
},
update: {
url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products/Update",
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json"
},
destroy: {
url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products/Destroy",
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json"
},
create: {
url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products/Create",
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json"
},
parameterMap: function (options, operation) {
if (operation !== "read" && options.models) {
return kendo.stringify(options.models);
}
}
},
batch: true,
pageSize: 20,
schema: {
model: {
id: "ProductID",
fields: {
ProductID: { editable: false, nullable: true },
ProductName: { validation: { required: true } },
UnitPrice: { type: "number", validation: { required: true, min: 1 } },
Discontinued: { type: "boolean" },
UnitsInStock: { type: "number", validation: { min: 0, required: true } }
}
}
}
});
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
contextMenu: {
body: [
"create",
"edit",
"destroy",
"separator",
"select", "copySelection", "copySelectionNoHeaders",
"separator",
"reorderRow",
"separator",
"exportPDF", "exportExcel",
"separator",
"sortAsc", "sortDesc"
]
},
excel: {
fileName: "Kendo UI Grid Export.xlsx",
allPages: true
},
persistSelection: true,
dataSource: dataSource,
selectable: "multiple, rows",
sortable: true,
reorderable: {
rows: true
},
pdf: {
allPages: true,
paperSize: "A4",
landscape: true
},
pageable: true,
height: 550,
columns: [
{ field: "ProductName", title: "Product Name" },
{ field: "UnitPrice", title: "Unit Price", format: "{0:c}", width: "120px" },
{ field: "UnitsInStock", title: "Units In Stock", width: "120px" },
{ field: "Discontinued", width: "120px" }],
editable: true
});
});
</script>
</div>Custom Command
You can add a custom command to the ContextMenu and implement the desired behavior. The example below demonstrates how the pages in the Grid can be changed using custom commands in the ContextMenu.
<div id="grid"></div>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
var crudServiceBaseUrl = "https://demos.telerik.com/service/v2/core",
dataSource = new kendo.data.DataSource({
transport: {
read: {
url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products"
},
update: {
url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products/Update",
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json"
},
destroy: {
url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products/Destroy",
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json"
},
create: {
url: crudServiceBaseUrl + "/Products/Create",
type: "POST",
contentType: "application/json"
},
parameterMap: function (options, operation) {
if (operation !== "read" && options.models) {
return kendo.stringify(options.models);
}
}
},
batch: true,
pageSize: 10,
schema: {
model: {
id: "ProductID",
fields: {
ProductID: { editable: false, nullable: true },
ProductName: { validation: { required: true } },
UnitPrice: { type: "number", validation: { required: true, min: 1 } },
Discontinued: { type: "boolean" },
UnitsInStock: { type: "number", validation: { min: 0, required: true } }
}
}
}
});
$("#grid").kendoGrid({
contextMenu: {
body: [
{ name: "MyCustomPrevPage", text: "My Custom Previous Page", icon: "chevron-left", command: "CustomPrevCommand" },
{ name: "MyCustomNextPage", text: "My Custom Next Page", icon: "chevron-right", command: "CustomNextCommand" }
]
},
editable: false,
pageable: true,
dataSource: dataSource,
});
kendo.ui.grid.commands["CustomNextCommand"] = kendo.ui.grid.GridCommand.extend({
exec: function () {
var that = this,
grid = that.grid;
var nextPage = grid.dataSource.page() + 1;
if (nextPage <= grid.dataSource.totalPages()){
grid.dataSource.page(nextPage)
}
}
});
kendo.ui.grid.commands["CustomPrevCommand"] = kendo.ui.grid.GridCommand.extend({
exec: function () {
var that = this,
grid = that.grid;
var prevPage = grid.dataSource.page() - 1;
if (prevPage >= 1) {
grid.dataSource.page(prevPage)
}
}
});
});
</script>