Context menu is not showing on Android list item long press

Question

Am stuck with the long press on the list view i have added

registerForContextMenu(this.objListView);

on the on create method. and my onCreateContextMenu is follows

@Override
public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v, ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {
    super.onCreateContextMenu(menu, v, menuInfo);
    System.out.println("ENTERED IN THE CONTEXT MENU BLOCK");
    if (v.getId() == R.id.booksLV) {
        AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo info = (AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo) menuInfo;
        String objBook = userVector.get(info.position);
        menu.setHeaderTitle(objBook);
        String[] menuItems = {"Edit","Delete" };
        for (int i = 0; i < menuItems.length; i++) {
            menu.add(Menu.NONE, i, i, menuItems[i]);
        }
    }
}

 <ListView
            android:id="@+id/booksLV"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:layout_weight="0.5"

            android:dividerHeight="1px"
            android:paddingRight="1dip"
             >
        </ListView>

Custom adapter components

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/listitem_test"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:focusable="true"
    android:gravity="center_vertical"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/nameLL"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@color/pure_white_color"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:focusable="true"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:padding="10dip" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/nameTV"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="@+id/TextView01" 
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall">
        </TextView>
    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/headingLL"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@color/off_white_color" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/headingTV"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:paddingLeft="5dip"
            android:text="@+id/TextView01" 
              android:textColor="@color/darkGray"
               android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall">
        </TextView>
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

oncreate

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        this.savedInstanceState = savedInstanceState;
        Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
        Point size = new Point();
        display.getSize(size);
        int width = size.x;
        int height = size.y;
        System.out.println(width + " ++++++++++++++++++++ " + height);
        Toast.makeText(this, width + " " + height, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        if (width == 240 && height == 400) {
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_flat_accountlist_exp_h);
        } else if (width == 480 && height == 856) {
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_flat_accountlist_exp_h);
        } else if (width == 480 && height == 854) {
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_flat_accountlist_exp_h);
        } else if (width == 600 && height == 976) {
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_flat_accountlist_exp_mdpi_h);
        } else if (width == 600 && height == 1024) {
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_flat_accountlist_exp_mdpi_h);
        } else {
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_flat_accountlist);
        }

        float scale = this.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
        mSearchView = (SearchView) findViewById(R.id.searchView);

        objListView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.booksLV);

        registerForContextMenu(objListView);

        selectedIndex = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.selectedIndex);


        showProcessDialog();
        getAccounts();



    }

The context menu is not showing on the long press

Please help me

Thanks

take a look http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3972945/custom-listview-and-context-menu-how-to-get-it — Georgy Gobozov, Dec 05 '13 at 10:06
@ Tamilan @ Abhishek V i have updated the question plz have alook — Amith, Dec 05 '13 at 10:22
@Amith Are you using `custom adapter` or `ArrayAdapter`. If you are using the custom adapter post the xml code for individual list items. — Abhishek V, Dec 05 '13 at 10:31
@AbhishekV am using custom adapter I Have updated the question plz have a look — Amith, Dec 05 '13 at 10:36
I would guess that you're having resource id conflicts, given the different layouts you're using. Try removing all but one layout xml, comment out the ifs, and use the one setContentView. You should clean and rebuild the project after you do this. — Mike M., Dec 05 '13 at 11:23

Niranj Patel · Answer 1 · 2013-12-05T10:44:58.340

Try below code for context menu on Listview..

First Register your content menu on listview..

ListView mListView = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listview);
registerForContextMenu(mListView);

Add menu on content menu...

@Override
    public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, 
                    View v, ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {
        menu.add(0, 1, 0, "Add");
        menu.add(0, 2, 1, "Rename");
        menu.add(0, 3, 2, "Delete");
        super.onCreateContextMenu(menu, v, menuInfo);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onContextItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        super.onContextItemSelected(item);

        if(item.getTitle().equals("Add")) {
            //Add code
        } else if(item.getTitle().equals("Rename")) {
            //Rename code
        } else if(item.getTitle().equals("Delete")) {
            //Delete code
        }
        return true;
    };

custom adapter for what ? ContextMenu or ListView?? – Niranj Patel Dec 05 '13 at 10:41 — Niranj Patel, Dec 05 '13 at 10:41

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '13 at 09:59

You must add a longclicklistener to your view in your onCreate method

this.objListView.setOnLongClickListener(new OnLongClickListener() { 
    @Override
    public boolean onLongClick(View v) {
        // Here open the context menu
        openContextMenu(this.objListView);
    }
});

I hope it helps

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 05 '13 at 10:48

Is your onCreateContextMenu() method called?

if yes, have you tried calling the super after adding the items:

@Override
public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v, ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {

    System.out.println("ENTERED IN THE CONTEXT MENU BLOCK");
    if (v.getId() == R.id.booksLV) 
    {
        AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo info = (AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo) menuInfo;
        String objBook = userVector.get(info.position);
        menu.setHeaderTitle(objBook);
        String[] menuItems = {"Edit","Delete" };
        for (int i = 0; i < menuItems.length; i++) {
            menu.add(Menu.NONE, i, i, menuItems[i]);
        }

    }
    super.onCreateContextMenu(menu, v, menuInfo);
}

Context menu is not showing on Android list item long press

3 Answers3