This sample shows how to create a context menu and how to replace the default context menu for text. This sample uses Windows.UI.Popups API, including the PopupMenu and the oncontextmenu event.
The sample demonstrates these two tasks:
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Creating a context menu to show for a file
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Replacing the default commands in the context menu that is shown for text
To learn about choosing commands and designing a context menu, see Guidelines and checklist for context menus.
Additional APIs for this sample include:
- UICommand class
- UICommandSeparator class
To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.
To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, go to Visual Studio 2013.
Note For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.
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Related technologies
Windows.UI.PopupsOperating system requirements
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Build the sample
- Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.
- Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.
Run the sample
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.