How Implement Context menu in Android  ?

Android context menu appears when user press long click on the element. It is also known as floating menu.

It doesn't support item shortcuts and icons.

Android Context Menu Example

We should see the straightforward sample of connection menu in android.

activity_main.xml

File: 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>  

Activity class

File: MainActivity.java

1. package com.javatpoint.contextmenu;  
2. import android.os.Bundle;  
3. import android.app.Activity;  
4. import android.view.ContextMenu;  
5. import android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo;  
6. import android.view.Menu;  
7. import android.view.MenuItem;  
8. import android.view.View;  
9. import android.widget.AdapterView;  
10. import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;  
11. import android.widget.ListView;  
12. import android.widget.Toast;  
13. public class MainActivity extends Activity {  
14.     ListView listView1;  
15.     String contacts[]={"Ajay","Sachin","Sumit","Tarun","Yogesh"};  
16.     @Override  
17.     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
18.         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
19.         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);  
20.         listView1=(ListView)findViewById(R.id.listView1);  
21.         ArrayAdapter<String> adapter=new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,contacts);  
22.         listView1.setAdapter(adapter);  
23.         // Register the ListView  for Context menu  
24.         registerForContextMenu(listView1);  
25.     }  
26.     @Override   
27.     public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v, ContextMenuInfo menuInfo)  
28.     {  
29.             super.onCreateContextMenu(menu, v, menuInfo);  
30.             menu.setHeaderTitle("Select The Action");    
31.             menu.add(0, v.getId(), 0, "Call");//groupId, itemId, order, title   
32.             menu.add(0, v.getId(), 0, "SMS");   
33.     }   
34.     @Override    
35.     public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item){    
36.             if(item.getTitle()=="Call"){  
37.                 Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"calling code",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();  
38.             }    
39.             else if(item.getTitle()=="SMS"){  
40.                 Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"sending sms code",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();  
41.             }else{  
42.                return false;  
43.             }    
44.           return true;    
45.       }    
46.     }  

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