The Java Developers Almanac 1.4

e810. Creating a Popup Menu

    final JPopupMenu menu = new JPopupMenu();
    
    // Create and add a menu item
    JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem("Item Label");
    item.addActionListener(actionListener);
    menu.add(item);
    
    // Set the component to show the popup menu
    component.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
        public void mousePressed(MouseEvent evt) {
            if (evt.isPopupTrigger()) {
                menu.show(evt.getComponent(), evt.getX(), evt.getY());
            }
        }
        public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent evt) {
            if (evt.isPopupTrigger()) {
                menu.show(evt.getComponent(), evt.getX(), evt.getY());
            }
        }
    });

Related Examples

e808. Creating a JMenuBar, JMenu, and JMenuItem Component
e809. Separating Menu Items in a Menu
e811. Creating a Popup Menu with Nested Menus
e812. Forcing a Popup Menu to Be a Heavyweight Component
e813. Getting the Currently Selected Menu or Menu Item
e814. Creating a Menu Item That Listens for Changes to Its Selection Status
e815. Listening for Changes to the Currently Selected Menu or Menu Item

See also: Actions    JButton    JCheckBox    JComboBox    JDesktop and JInternalFrame    JFrame, JWindow, JDialog    JLabel    JList    JProgressBar    JRadioButton    JScrollPane    JSlider    JSpinner    JSplitPane    JTabbedPane    JToolBar    Keystrokes and Input Maps    Layout    Look and Feel    Progress Monitor    The Screen    Tool Tips    UI Default Values

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