The Grid has options to show the context menu when right clicked on it. To enable this feature,
you need to define either default or custom item in the
contextMenuItems.
To use the context menu, inject the ContextMenuService in the provider section of AppModule.
The default items are in the following table.
| Items | Description |
|---|---|
AutoFit |
Auto fit the current column. |
AutoFitAll |
Auto fit all columns. |
Edit |
Edit the current record. |
Delete |
Delete the current record. |
Save |
Save the edited record. |
Cancel |
Cancel the edited state. |
Copy |
Copy the selected records. |
PdfExport |
Export the grid data as Pdf document. |
ExcelExport |
Export the grid data as Excel document. |
CsvExport |
Export the grid data as CSV document. |
Group |
Group the current column. |
Ungroup |
Ungroup the current column. |
SortAscending |
Sort the current column in ascending order. |
SortDescending |
Sort the current column in descending order. |
FirstPage |
Go to the first page. |
PrevPage |
Go to the previous page. |
LastPage |
Go to the last page. |
NextPage |
Go to the next page. |
import { Component, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { data } from './datasource';
import {
GridComponent, ContextMenuService, PageService, ResizeService, SortService, GroupService, EditService,
EditSettingsModel, ContextMenuItem, PdfExportService, ExcelExportService
} from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `<ejs-grid [dataSource]='data' id="gridcomp" allowPaging='true' [allowExcelExport]='true'
[allowPdfExport]='true' height='220px' [allowSorting]='true'
[contextMenuItems]="contextMenuItems" [editSettings]='editing' [allowGrouping]='true'>
<e-columns>
<e-column field='OrderID' headerText='Order ID' width='120' textAlign="Right" isPrimaryKey='true'></e-column>
<e-column field='CustomerID' headerText='Customer Name'></e-column>
<e-column field='Freight' headerText='Freight' format='C2' textAlign="Right" editType='numericedit'></e-column>
<e-column field='ShipCity' headerText='Ship City' width='150'></e-column>
</e-columns>
</ejs-grid>
`,
providers: [ContextMenuService, PageService, ResizeService, SortService, GroupService, EditService,
PdfExportService, ExcelExportService]
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
public data: object[];
public contextMenuItems: ContextMenuItem[] = ['AutoFit', 'AutoFitAll', 'SortAscending', 'SortDescending',
'Copy', 'Edit', 'Delete', 'Save', 'Cancel',
'PdfExport', 'ExcelExport', 'CsvExport', 'FirstPage', 'PrevPage',
'LastPage', 'NextPage', 'Group', 'Ungroup'];
@ViewChild('grid')
public grid: GridComponent;
public editing: EditSettingsModel = { allowEditing: true, allowDeleting: true };
ngOnInit(): void {
this.data = data;
}
}import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';
import { PageService, SortService, FilterService, GroupService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
/**
* Module
*/
@NgModule({
imports: [
BrowserModule,
GridModule
],
declarations: [AppComponent],
bootstrap: [AppComponent],
providers: [PageService,
SortService,
FilterService,
GroupService]
})
export class AppModule { }import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';
enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);The custom context menu items can be added by defining the
contextMenuItems as a collection of
contextMenuItemModel.
Actions for this customized items can be defined in the
contextMenuClick event.
import { Component, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { employeeData } from './datasource';
import { GridComponent, ContextMenuService, PageService, ContextMenuItemModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';
import { MenuEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `<ejs-grid #grid id='gridcomp' [dataSource]='data' [allowSelection]='true' [allowPaging]='true'
height='265px' [contextMenuItems]='contextMenuItems'
(contextMenuClick)='contextMenuClick($event)'>
<e-columns>
<e-column field='EmployeeID' [isPrimaryKey]='true' headerText='Employee ID' textAlign='Right' width=120></e-column>
<e-column field='FirstName' headerText='FirstName' width=150></e-column>
<e-column field='LastName' headerText='Last Name' width=150></e-column>
<e-column field='City' headerText='City' width=150></e-column>
</e-columns>
</ejs-grid>
`,
providers: [ContextMenuService, PageService]
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
public data: object[];
public contextMenuItems: ContextMenuItemModel[] = [{ text: 'Copy with headers', target: '.e-content', id: 'copywithheader' }];
@ViewChild('grid') public grid: GridComponent;
ngOnInit(): void {
this.data = employeeData;
}
contextMenuClick(args: MenuEventArgs): void {
if (args.item.id === 'copywithheader') {
this.grid.copy(true);
}
}
}import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';
import { PageService, SortService, FilterService, GroupService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
/**
* Module
*/
@NgModule({
imports: [
BrowserModule,
GridModule
],
declarations: [AppComponent],
bootstrap: [AppComponent],
providers: [PageService,
SortService,
FilterService,
GroupService]
})
export class AppModule { }import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';
enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);You can hide or show an item in context menu for specific area inside of grid by defining the
targetproperty.