Flex Examples
The following example shows how you can add custom context menu items to a Flex application by creating new ContextMenuItem objects and adding them to the Flex application’s customItems array (via the contextMenu property).
Full code after the jump.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/11/07/adding-custom-context-menu-items-to-a-flex-application/ --> <mx:Application name="Application_contextMenu_test" xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" verticalAlign="middle" backgroundColor="white" initialize="init();"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ private function init():void { var customMenuItem1:ContextMenuItem = new ContextMenuItem("Flex SDK " + mx_internal::VERSION, false, false); var customMenuItem2:ContextMenuItem = new ContextMenuItem("Player " + Capabilities.version, false, false); var contextMenuCustomItems:Array = application.contextMenu.customItems; contextMenuCustomItems.push(customMenuItem1); contextMenuCustomItems.push(customMenuItem2); } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Label text="Right click to see custom context menu items." /> </mx:Application>
View source is enabled in the following example.
Peter deHaan
Peter deHaan currently works for Adobe on the Flex SDK QA team. While not working on Flex, Flash, and ColdFusion applications, Peter enjoys making up bios and writing in 3rd person. Peter's rarely updated blog can be found at blogs.adobe.com/pdehaan/, actionscriptexamples.com, airexamples.com, and coldfusionexamples.com.
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Could not see any of the GUMBO examples. “It says download
error. Try to download again?” I have Flash 10 installed in
my computer. I am using a XP machine.
Ram,
This isn’t a Gumbo example (and should only require Flash Player 9.0.115.0), but what version of Flash Player 10 are you using? http://blog.flexexamples.com/about-you/
Does this happen in all browsers, or just one?
Peter
Very Nice Example
I extended your example by adding an event listener and navigating to a webpage!
It works fine, but when i do right click on a swf loader, it doesnt navigate to webpage (seems like it simply bypass the event)
Could you please find the solution of this problem?
My code is here
//in initApp
mx.core.Application.application.contextMenu.hideBuiltInItems();
var mnuCRight:ContextMenuItem = new ContextMenuItem(“Copyright © 2008″, true);
mnuCRight.addEventListener(ContextMenuEvent.MENU_ITEM_SELECT, ctMenu);
mx.core.Application.application.contextMenu.customItems.push(mnuCRight);
//function
private function ctMenu(event:ContextMenuEvent):void
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(“www.myweb.com”), “_blank”);
}
Nice, but dont let your immagination be kissed by the idea to add “select all” menu item. You’ll never see it :( Maybe its a “reserved” label …
Massic,
Correct, “Select All” is a reserved/restricted word. For a complete list, see http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/ui/ContextMenuItem.html
Peter
Hi,i want to ask..What should i do suppose i want to add a link to the context menu items on it??Thanks…
What About Example for Flex 4 beta 2?
@MechanisM,
It’s almost exactly the same, except replace
application.contextMenu.customItemswithFlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.contextMenu.customItems, as seen in the following example:Peter
New example posted; “Adding custom context menu items to a Flex 4 application”
Peter
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