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ContextMenu Members

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Represents a flyout menu that can be attached to any visual element.

#Constructors

Name	Description
ContextMenu()	Initializes a new instance of the ContextMenu class with the default settings.
ContextMenu(FrameworkElement, Boolean)
ContextMenu(FrameworkElement)	Initializes a new instance of the ContextMenu class with the specified settings.

#Fields

Name	Description
ContentProperty static	Identifies the ContextMenu.Content dependency property.
FlyoutPlacementBehaviorProperty static	Identifies the ContextMenu.FlyoutPlacementBehavior dependency property.
FlyoutSettingsProperty static	Identifies the ContextMenu.FlyoutSettings dependency property.
HeaderProperty static	Identifies the ContextMenu.Header dependency property.
MenuProperty static	Identifies the ContextMenu.Menu dependency property.
RequestedThemeProperty static	Identifies the ContextMenu.RequestedTheme dependency property.

#Properties

Name	Description
Content	Gets or sets the UI element that represents the context menu. This is a dependency property.
FlyoutSettings	Gets or sets the flyout settings applied to the menu. This is a dependency property.
Header	Gets or sets the menu header. This is a dependency property.
IsOpen	Gets whether the menu is currently opened.
RequestedTheme	Gets or sets the theme that should be used for the menu content specified by the ContextMenu.Content property.

#Methods
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Name	Description
Close()	Closes the context menu.
Equals(Object, Object) static	Determines whether the specified object instances are considered equal. Inherited from Object.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. Inherited from Object.
GetFlyoutPlacementBehavior(FlyoutBase) static	Gets the value of the ContextMenu.FlyoutPlacementBehavior attached property for a specified flyout element.
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. Inherited from Object.
GetMenu(DependencyObject) static	Gets the value of the ContextMenu.Menu attached property for a specified DependencyObject.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. Inherited from Object.
MemberwiseClone() protected	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. Inherited from Object.
Open()	Opens the context menu.
Open(ContextMenuInfo)	Opens the context menu.
Open(Object, Object, UIElement, Point, String, FlyoutSettingsBase)	Opens the context menu.
Open(Point)	Opens the context menu.
ReferenceEquals(Object, Object) static	Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. Inherited from Object.
SetFlyoutPlacementBehavior(FlyoutBase, FlyoutPlacementBehavior) static	Sets the value of the ContextMenu.FlyoutPlacementBehavior attached property to a specified flyout element.
SetMenu(DependencyObject, ContextMenu) static	Sets the value of the ContextMenu.Menu attached property to a specified DependencyObject.
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. Inherited from Object.

#Events

Name	Description
Closed	Fires after the context menu has been closed.
Opened	Fires after the context menu has been opened.
Opening	Fires when the context menu is about to be invoked.

#Attached Properties

Name	Description
FlyoutPlacementBehavior static	Gets or sets whether the menu is aligned relative to its target or the cursor. This is an attached property. This is a dependency property.
Menu static	Gets or sets the Context Menu assigned to the visual element. This is an attached property. This is a dependency property.

See Also

ContextMenu Class

DevExpress.UI.Xaml Namespace

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