# Context Menu in Compose for Desktop ## What is covered In this tutorial we will cover all aspects of work with Context Menu using the Compose UI framework. ## Default context menu There is out-of-the box context menu support for TextField and Selectable text. To enable standard context menu for a TextField you just need to put it inside DesktopMaterialTheme: ```kotlin import androidx.compose.desktop.DesktopMaterialTheme import androidx.compose.material.Text import androidx.compose.material.TextField import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf import androidx.compose.runtime.remember import androidx.compose.ui.ExperimentalComposeUiApi import androidx.compose.ui.window.singleWindowApplication @OptIn(ExperimentalComposeUiApi::class, androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi::class) fun main() = singleWindowApplication(title = "Context menu") { DesktopMaterialTheme { //it is mandatory for Context Menu val text = remember {mutableStateOf("Hello!")} TextField( value = text.value, onValueChange = { text.value = it }, label = { Text(text = "Input") } ) } } ``` Standard context menu for TextField contains the following items based on text selection: Copy, Cut, Paste, Select All. Enabling standard context menu for a Text component is similar - you just need to make it selectable: ```kotlin import androidx.compose.desktop.DesktopMaterialTheme import androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionContainer import androidx.compose.material.Text import androidx.compose.ui.ExperimentalComposeUiApi import androidx.compose.ui.window.singleWindowApplication @OptIn(ExperimentalComposeUiApi::class, androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi::class) fun main() = singleWindowApplication(title = "Context menu") { DesktopMaterialTheme { //it is mandatory for Context Menu SelectionContainer { Text("Hello World!") } } } ``` Context menu for text contains just Copy action. ## User-defined context menu To enable additional context menu items for TextField and Text components, ContextMenuDataProvider and ContextMenuItem elements are used: ```kotlin import androidx.compose.desktop.DesktopMaterialTheme import androidx.compose.foundation.ContextMenuDataProvider import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height import androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionContainer import androidx.compose.material.Text import androidx.compose.material.TextField import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf import androidx.compose.runtime.remember import androidx.compose.ui.ExperimentalComposeUiApi import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier import androidx.compose.ui.platform.ContextMenuItem import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp import androidx.compose.ui.window.singleWindowApplication @OptIn(ExperimentalComposeUiApi::class, androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi::class) fun main() = singleWindowApplication(title = "Context menu") { DesktopMaterialTheme { //it is mandatory for Context Menu val text = remember {mutableStateOf("Hello!")} Column { ContextMenuDataProvider( items = { listOf( ContextMenuItem("User-defined Action") {/*do something here*/}, ContextMenuItem("Another user-defined action") {/*do something else*/} ) } ) { TextField( value = text.value, onValueChange = { text.value = it }, label = { Text(text = "Input") } ) Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp)) SelectionContainer { Text("Hello World!") } } } } } ``` In this example Text/TextField context menus will be extended with two additional items. ## Context menu for an arbitrary area There is a possibility to create a context menu for an arbitrary application window area. This is implemented using ContextMenuArea API that is similar to ContextMenuDataProvider. ```kotlin import androidx.compose.desktop.DesktopMaterialTheme import androidx.compose.foundation.ContextMenuArea import androidx.compose.foundation.background import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width import androidx.compose.ui.ExperimentalComposeUiApi import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color import androidx.compose.ui.platform.ContextMenuItem import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp import androidx.compose.ui.window.singleWindowApplication @OptIn(ExperimentalComposeUiApi::class, androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi::class) fun main() = singleWindowApplication(title = "Context menu") { DesktopMaterialTheme { //it is mandatory for Context Menu ContextMenuArea(items = { listOf( ContextMenuItem("User-defined Action") {/*do something here*/}, ContextMenuItem("Another user-defined action") {/*do something else*/} ) }) { Box(modifier = Modifier.background(Color.Blue).height(100.dp).width(100.dp)) { } } } } ``` Right click on the Blue Square will show a context menu with two items