Android Context Menu Example

In this blog we will learn about how to create a context menu in Android.

Android Context Menu Example

Let's see a simple example of context menu in Android.

activity_main.xml 

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/listView1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginLeft="66dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="53dp" >
    </ListView>

</RelativeLayout>

MainActivity.java

package com.abc.contextmenu;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.ContextMenu;
import android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    ListView listView1;
    String contacts[]={"Ajay","Sachin","Sumit","Tarun","Yogesh"};
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        listView1=(ListView)findViewById(R.id.listView1);
        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter=new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,contacts);
        listView1.setAdapter(adapter);
        // Register the ListView  for Context menu
        registerForContextMenu(listView1);
    }
    @Override
    public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v, ContextMenuInfo menuInfo)
    {
            super.onCreateContextMenu(menu, v, menuInfo);
            menu.setHeaderTitle("Select The Action");
            menu.add(0, v.getId(), 0, "Call");//groupId, itemId, order, title
            menu.add(0, v.getId(), 0, "SMS");
    }
    @Override
    public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item){
            if(item.getTitle()=="Call"){
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"calling code",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
            else if(item.getTitle()=="SMS"){
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"sending sms code",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }else{
               return false;
            }
          return true;
      }
    }