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<kendo:contextMenu>

A JSP wrapper for Kendo UI ContextMenu.

Configuration Attributes

alignToAnchor boolean

Specifies that ContextMenu should be shown aligned to the target or the filter element if specified.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu alignToAnchor="alignToAnchor">
</kendo:contextMenu>

animation boolean

A collection of Animation objects, used to change default animations. A value of false will disable all animations in the widget. is not a valid configuration.Available animations for the ContextMenu are listed below. Each animation has a reverse options which is used for the close effect by default, but can be over-ridden by setting the close animation. Each animation also has a direction which can be set off the animation (i.e. slideIn:Down). Further configuration is available via kendo:contextMenu-animation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu animation="animation">
</kendo:contextMenu>

appendTo java.lang.Object

The DOM element to which the ContextMenu will be appended. The element needs to be relatively positioned.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu appendTo="appendTo">
</kendo:contextMenu>

closeOnClick boolean

Specifies that sub menus should close after item selection (provided they won't navigate).

Example

<kendo:contextMenu closeOnClick="closeOnClick">
</kendo:contextMenu>

copyAnchorStyles boolean

Copies and uses the styles from the anchor.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu copyAnchorStyles="copyAnchorStyles">
</kendo:contextMenu>

dataContentField java.lang.String

Sets the field of the data item that provides the content of the ContextMenu items.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu dataContentField="dataContentField">
</kendo:contextMenu>

dataImageUrlField java.lang.String

Sets the field of the data item that provides the image url of the ContextMenu items.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu dataImageUrlField="dataImageUrlField">
</kendo:contextMenu>

dataSpriteCssClassField java.lang.String

Sets the field of the data item that provides the sprite css class of the ContextMenu items.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu dataSpriteCssClassField="dataSpriteCssClassField">
</kendo:contextMenu>

dataTextField java.lang.String

Sets the field of the data item that provides the text of the ContextMenu items.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu dataTextField="dataTextField">
</kendo:contextMenu>

dataUrlField java.lang.String

Sets the field of the data item that provides the url of the ContextMenu items.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu dataUrlField="dataUrlField">
</kendo:contextMenu>

direction java.lang.String

Specifies ContextMenu's sub menu opening direction. Can be "top", "bottom", "left", "right". The example below will initialize the sub menus to open to the left.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu direction="direction">
</kendo:contextMenu>

filter java.lang.String

Specifies ContextMenu filter selector - the ContextMenu will only be shown on items that satisfy the provided selector.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu filter="filter">
</kendo:contextMenu>

hoverDelay float

Specifies the delay in ms before the sub menus are opened/closed - used to avoid accidental closure on leaving.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu hoverDelay="hoverDelay">
</kendo:contextMenu>

orientation java.lang.String

Root menu orientation. Could be horizontal or vertical.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu orientation="orientation">
</kendo:contextMenu>

popupCollision java.lang.String

Specifies how ContextMenu should adjust to screen boundaries. By default the strategy is "fit" for a sub menu with a horizontal parent or the root menu, meaning it will move to fit in screen boundaries in all directions, and "fit flip" for a sub menu with vertical parent, meaning it will fit vertically and flip over its parent horizontally. You can also switch off the screen boundary detection completely if you set the popupCollision to false.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu popupCollision="popupCollision">
</kendo:contextMenu>

scrollable boolean

If enabled, the ContextMenu displays buttons that scroll the items when they cannot fit the viewport height. By default, scrolling is disabled. Further configuration is available via kendo:contextMenu-scrollable.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu scrollable="scrollable">
</kendo:contextMenu>

showOn java.lang.String

Specifies the event or events on which ContextMenu should open. By default ContextMenu will show on contextmenu event on desktop and hold event on touch devices. Could be any pointer/mouse/touch event, also several, separated by spaces.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu showOn="showOn">
</kendo:contextMenu>

target java.lang.Object

Specifies the element on which ContextMenu should open. The default element is the document body.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu target="target">
</kendo:contextMenu>

Configuration JSP Tags

kendo:contextMenu-animation

A collection of Animation objects, used to change default animations. A value of false will disable all animations in the widget. is not a valid configuration.Available animations for the ContextMenu are listed below. Each animation has a reverse options which is used for the close effect by default, but can be over-ridden by setting the close animation. Each animation also has a direction which can be set off the animation (i.e. slideIn:Down).

More documentation is available at kendo:contextMenu-animation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu>
    <kendo:contextMenu-animation></kendo:contextMenu-animation>
</kendo:contextMenu>

kendo:contextMenu-items

Contains the items of the menu widget

More documentation is available at kendo:contextMenu-items.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu>
    <kendo:contextMenu-items></kendo:contextMenu-items>
</kendo:contextMenu>

kendo:contextMenu-scrollable

If enabled, the ContextMenu displays buttons that scroll the items when they cannot fit the viewport height. By default, scrolling is disabled.

More documentation is available at kendo:contextMenu-scrollable.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu>
    <kendo:contextMenu-scrollable></kendo:contextMenu-scrollable>
</kendo:contextMenu>

Event Attributes

close String

Fires before a sub menu or the ContextMenu gets closed. You can cancel this event to prevent closure.

For additional information check the close event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu close="handle_close">
</kendo:contextMenu>
<script>
    function handle_close(e) {
        // Code to handle the close event.
    }
</script>

dataBound String

Fires when the ContextMenu is bound to the set DataSource.

For additional information check the dataBound event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu dataBound="handle_dataBound">
</kendo:contextMenu>
<script>
    function handle_dataBound(e) {
        // Code to handle the dataBound event.
    }
</script>

open String

Fires before a sub menu or the ContextMenu gets opened. You can cancel this event to prevent opening the sub menu.

For additional information check the open event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu open="handle_open">
</kendo:contextMenu>
<script>
    function handle_open(e) {
        // Code to handle the open event.
    }
</script>

activate String

Fires when a sub menu or the ContextMenu gets opened and its animation finished.

For additional information check the activate event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu activate="handle_activate">
</kendo:contextMenu>
<script>
    function handle_activate(e) {
        // Code to handle the activate event.
    }
</script>

deactivate String

Fires when a sub menu or the ContextMenu gets closed and its animation finished.

For additional information check the deactivate event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu deactivate="handle_deactivate">
</kendo:contextMenu>
<script>
    function handle_deactivate(e) {
        // Code to handle the deactivate event.
    }
</script>

select String

Fires when a menu item gets selected.

For additional information check the select event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu select="handle_select">
</kendo:contextMenu>
<script>
    function handle_select(e) {
        // Code to handle the select event.
    }
</script>

Event Tags

kendo:contextMenu-close

Fires before a sub menu or the ContextMenu gets closed. You can cancel this event to prevent closure.

For additional information check the close event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu>
    <kendo:contextMenu-close>
        <script>
            function(e) {
                // Code to handle the close event.
            }
        </script>
    </kendo:contextMenu-close>
</kendo:contextMenu>

kendo:contextMenu-dataBound

Fires when the ContextMenu is bound to the set DataSource.

For additional information check the dataBound event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu>
    <kendo:contextMenu-dataBound>
        <script>
            function(e) {
                // Code to handle the dataBound event.
            }
        </script>
    </kendo:contextMenu-dataBound>
</kendo:contextMenu>

kendo:contextMenu-open

Fires before a sub menu or the ContextMenu gets opened. You can cancel this event to prevent opening the sub menu.

For additional information check the open event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu>
    <kendo:contextMenu-open>
        <script>
            function(e) {
                // Code to handle the open event.
            }
        </script>
    </kendo:contextMenu-open>
</kendo:contextMenu>

kendo:contextMenu-activate

Fires when a sub menu or the ContextMenu gets opened and its animation finished.

For additional information check the activate event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu>
    <kendo:contextMenu-activate>
        <script>
            function(e) {
                // Code to handle the activate event.
            }
        </script>
    </kendo:contextMenu-activate>
</kendo:contextMenu>

kendo:contextMenu-deactivate

Fires when a sub menu or the ContextMenu gets closed and its animation finished.

For additional information check the deactivate event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu>
    <kendo:contextMenu-deactivate>
        <script>
            function(e) {
                // Code to handle the deactivate event.
            }
        </script>
    </kendo:contextMenu-deactivate>
</kendo:contextMenu>

kendo:contextMenu-select

Fires when a menu item gets selected.

For additional information check the select event documentation.

Example

<kendo:contextMenu>
    <kendo:contextMenu-select>
        <script>
            function(e) {
                // Code to handle the select event.
            }
        </script>
    </kendo:contextMenu-select>
</kendo:contextMenu>
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