PopupMenu

public class PopupMenu


Static library support version of the framework's android.widget.PopupMenu. Used to write apps that run on platforms prior to Android 3.0. When running on Android 3.0 or above, this implementation is still used; it does not try to switch to the framework's implementation. See the framework SDK documentation for a class overview.

Summary

Nested types

Callback interface used to notify the application that the menu has closed.

Interface responsible for receiving menu item click events if the items themselves do not have individual item click listeners.

Public constructors

PopupMenu(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull View anchor)

Constructor to create a new popup menu with an anchor view.

PopupMenu(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull View anchor, int gravity)

Constructor to create a new popup menu with an anchor view and alignment gravity.

PopupMenu(
    @NonNull Context context,
    @NonNull View anchor,
    int gravity,
    @AttrRes int popupStyleAttr,
    @StyleRes int popupStyleRes
)

Constructor a create a new popup menu with a specific style.

Public methods

void

Dismiss the menu popup.

@NonNull View.OnTouchListener

Returns an View.OnTouchListener that can be added to the anchor view to implement drag-to-open behavior.

int
@NonNull Menu

Returns the Menu associated with this popup.

@NonNull MenuInflater
void
inflate(@MenuRes int menuRes)

Inflate a menu resource into this PopupMenu.

void
setForceShowIcon(boolean forceShowIcon)

Sets whether the popup menu's adapter is forced to show icons in the menu item views.

void
setGravity(int gravity)

Sets the gravity used to align the popup window to its anchor view.

void

Sets a listener that will be notified when this menu is dismissed.

void

Sets a listener that will be notified when the user selects an item from the menu.

void

Show the menu popup anchored to the view specified during construction.

Public constructors

PopupMenu

Added in 1.1.0
public PopupMenu(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull View anchor)

Constructor to create a new popup menu with an anchor view.

Parameters
@NonNull Context context

Context the popup menu is running in, through which it can access the current theme, resources, etc.

@NonNull View anchor

Anchor view for this popup. The popup will appear below the anchor if there is room, or above it if there is not.

PopupMenu

Added in 1.1.0
public PopupMenu(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull View anchor, int gravity)

Constructor to create a new popup menu with an anchor view and alignment gravity.

Parameters
@NonNull Context context

Context the popup menu is running in, through which it can access the current theme, resources, etc.

@NonNull View anchor

Anchor view for this popup. The popup will appear below the anchor if there is room, or above it if there is not.

int gravity

The Gravity value for aligning the popup with its anchor.

PopupMenu

Added in 1.1.0
public PopupMenu(
    @NonNull Context context,
    @NonNull View anchor,
    int gravity,
    @AttrRes int popupStyleAttr,
    @StyleRes int popupStyleRes
)

Constructor a create a new popup menu with a specific style.

Parameters
@NonNull Context context

Context the popup menu is running in, through which it can access the current theme, resources, etc.

@NonNull View anchor

Anchor view for this popup. The popup will appear below the anchor if there is room, or above it if there is not.

int gravity

The Gravity value for aligning the popup with its anchor.

@AttrRes int popupStyleAttr

An attribute in the current theme that contains a reference to a style resource that supplies default values for the popup window. Can be 0 to not look for defaults.

@StyleRes int popupStyleRes

A resource identifier of a style resource that supplies default values for the popup window, used only if popupStyleAttr is 0 or can not be found in the theme. Can be 0 to not look for defaults.

Public methods

dismiss

Added in 1.1.0
public void dismiss()

Dismiss the menu popup.

See also
show

getDragToOpenListener

Added in 1.1.0
public @NonNull View.OnTouchListener getDragToOpenListener()

Returns an View.OnTouchListener that can be added to the anchor view to implement drag-to-open behavior.

When the listener is set on a view, touching that view and dragging outside of its bounds will open the popup window. Lifting will select the currently touched list item.

Example usage:

PopupMenu myPopup = new PopupMenu(context, myAnchor);
myAnchor.setOnTouchListener(myPopup.getDragToOpenListener());
Returns
@NonNull View.OnTouchListener

a touch listener that controls drag-to-open behavior

getGravity

Added in 1.1.0
public int getGravity()
Returns
int

the gravity used to align the popup window to its anchor view

See also
setGravity

getMenu

Added in 1.1.0
public @NonNull Menu getMenu()

Returns the Menu associated with this popup. Populate the returned Menu with items before calling show.

Returns
@NonNull Menu

the Menu associated with this popup

getMenuInflater

Added in 1.1.0
public @NonNull MenuInflater getMenuInflater()
Returns
@NonNull MenuInflater

a MenuInflater that can be used to inflate menu items from XML into the menu returned by getMenu

See also
getMenu

inflate

Added in 1.1.0
public void inflate(@MenuRes int menuRes)

Inflate a menu resource into this PopupMenu. This is equivalent to calling popupMenu.getMenuInflater().inflate(menuRes, popupMenu.getMenu()).

Parameters
@MenuRes int menuRes

Menu resource to inflate

setForceShowIcon

Added in 1.4.0
public void setForceShowIcon(boolean forceShowIcon)

Sets whether the popup menu's adapter is forced to show icons in the menu item views.

Changes take effect on the next call to show().

Parameters
boolean forceShowIcon

true to force icons to be shown, or false for icons to be optionally shown

setGravity

Added in 1.1.0
public void setGravity(int gravity)

Sets the gravity used to align the popup window to its anchor view.

If the popup is showing, calling this method will take effect only the next time the popup is shown.

Parameters
int gravity

the gravity used to align the popup window

See also
getGravity

setOnDismissListener

Added in 1.1.0
public void setOnDismissListener(@Nullable PopupMenu.OnDismissListener listener)

Sets a listener that will be notified when this menu is dismissed.

Parameters
@Nullable PopupMenu.OnDismissListener listener

the listener to notify

setOnMenuItemClickListener

Added in 1.1.0
public void setOnMenuItemClickListener(
    @Nullable PopupMenu.OnMenuItemClickListener listener
)

Sets a listener that will be notified when the user selects an item from the menu.

Parameters
@Nullable PopupMenu.OnMenuItemClickListener listener

the listener to notify

show

Added in 1.1.0
public void show()

Show the menu popup anchored to the view specified during construction.

See also
dismiss