Add ContextMenu to RadPageViewPage tabs

Updated on May 7, 2026

This help article will demonstrate you how to add custom RadContextMenu to RadPageViewPages' tabs, as shown in the following image.

Figure 1: Context menu

To create your custom RadContextMenu, add its' RadMenuItems, set their properties and add them to the RadContextMenu.Items collection:

C#

private void CreateContextMenu()
{
    RadMenuItem addNewTabMenuItem = new RadMenuItem();
    addNewTabMenuItem.Text = "Add New Tab";
    addNewTabMenuItem.Click += new EventHandler(addNewTabMenuItem_Click);
    contextMenu.Items.Add(addNewTabMenuItem);
    RadMenuSeparatorItem separator = new RadMenuSeparatorItem();
    contextMenu.Items.Add(separator);
    RadMenuItem closeTabMenuItem = new RadMenuItem();
    closeTabMenuItem.Text = "Close Tab";
    closeTabMenuItem.Click += new EventHandler(closeTabMenuItem_Click);
    contextMenu.Items.Add(closeTabMenuItem);
    RadMenuItem closeAllButThisMenuItem = new RadMenuItem();
    closeAllButThisMenuItem.Text = "Close All But This";
    closeAllButThisMenuItem.Click += new EventHandler(closeAllButThisMenuItem_Click);
    contextMenu.Items.Add(closeAllButThisMenuItem);
    RadMenuItem closeAllTabsMenuItem = new RadMenuItem();
    closeAllTabsMenuItem.Text = "Close All Tabs";
    closeAllTabsMenuItem.Click += new EventHandler(closeAllTabsMenuItem_Click);
    contextMenu.Items.Add(closeAllTabsMenuItem);
}

VB.NET

Private Sub CreateContextMenu()
    Dim addNewTabMenuItem As New RadMenuItem()
    addNewTabMenuItem.Text = "Add New Tab"
    AddHandler addNewTabMenuItem.Click, AddressOf addNewTabMenuItem_Click
    contextMenu1.Items.Add(addNewTabMenuItem)
    Dim separator As New RadMenuSeparatorItem()
    contextMenu1.Items.Add(separator)
    Dim closeTabMenuItem As New RadMenuItem()
    closeTabMenuItem.Text = "Close Tab"
    AddHandler closeTabMenuItem.Click, AddressOf closeTabMenuItem_Click
    contextMenu1.Items.Add(closeTabMenuItem)
    Dim closeAllButThisMenuItem As New RadMenuItem()
    closeAllButThisMenuItem.Text = "Close All But This"
    AddHandler closeAllButThisMenuItem.Click, AddressOf closeAllButThisMenuItem_Click
    contextMenu1.Items.Add(closeAllButThisMenuItem)
    Dim closeAllTabsMenuItem As New RadMenuItem()
    closeAllTabsMenuItem.Text = "Close All Tabs"
    AddHandler closeAllTabsMenuItem.Click, AddressOf closeAllTabsMenuItem_Click
    contextMenu1.Items.Add(closeAllTabsMenuItem)
End Sub

In the following code snippet you can observe, how to add the most common items functionalities:

C#

void addNewTabMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    RadPageViewPage newPage = new RadPageViewPage();
    newPage.Text = "My new tab text";
    radPageView1.Pages.Add(newPage);
}
void closeTabMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    radPageView1.Pages.Remove(radPageView1.SelectedPage);
}
void closeAllButThisMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    for (int i = radPageView1.Pages.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
    {
        if (radPageView1.Pages[i] != radPageView1.SelectedPage)
        {
            radPageView1.Pages.RemoveAt(i);
        }
    }
}
void closeAllTabsMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    radPageView1.Pages.Clear();
}

VB.NET

Private Sub addNewTabMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim newPage As New RadPageViewPage()
    newPage.Text = "My new tab text"
    radPageView1.Pages.Add(newPage)
End Sub

Private Sub closeTabMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    radPageView1.Pages.Remove(radPageView1.SelectedPage)
End Sub

Private Sub closeAllButThisMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    For i As Integer = radPageView1.Pages.Count - 1 To 0 Step -1
        If radPageView1.Pages(i) IsNot radPageView1.SelectedPage Then
            radPageView1.Pages.RemoveAt(i)
        End If
    Next i
End Sub

Private Sub closeAllTabsMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    radPageView1.Pages.Clear()
End Sub

After the context menu is created it have to be associated with RadPageViewPages tabs. This can be done by subscribing to the RadPageView instance' MouseClick event:

C#

void radPageView1_MouseClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    RadPageViewItem hitItem = this.radPageView1.ViewElement.ItemFromPoint(e.Location);
    if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Right && hitItem != null)
    {
        contextMenu.Show(this.radPageView1.PointToScreen(e.Location));
    }
}

VB.NET

Private Sub radPageView1_MouseClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As MouseEventArgs)
    Dim hitItem As RadPageViewItem = Me.radPageView1.ViewElement.ItemFromPoint(e.Location)
    If e.Button = MouseButtons.Right AndAlso hitItem IsNot Nothing Then
        contextMenu1.Show(Me.radPageView1.PointToScreen(e.Location))
    End If
End Sub

See Also

• Assign RadContextMenu to Telerik and non-Telerik controls