---
title: "popUpMenu(_:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "appkit/nsstatusitem/popupmenu(_:)"
---

# popUpMenu(_:)

Displays a menu under a custom status bar item.

## Declaration

```swift
func popUpMenu(_ menu: NSMenu)
```

## Parameters

- `menu`: The NSMenu object to display.

## Discussion

Discussion You can use this method to cause a popup menu to appear under a custom status bar item when the user clicks the item. Note that the view of the status item must exist (that is, it must not be nil).

## See Also

### Deprecated

- [isEnabled](appkit/nsstatusitem/isenabled.md)
- [target](appkit/nsstatusitem/target.md)
- [action](appkit/nsstatusitem/action.md)
- [doubleAction](appkit/nsstatusitem/doubleaction.md)
- [sendAction(on:)](appkit/nsstatusitem/sendaction(on:).md)
- [title](appkit/nsstatusitem/title.md)
- [attributedTitle](appkit/nsstatusitem/attributedtitle.md)
- [image](appkit/nsstatusitem/image.md)
- [alternateImage](appkit/nsstatusitem/alternateimage.md)
- [highlightMode](appkit/nsstatusitem/highlightmode.md)
- [toolTip](appkit/nsstatusitem/tooltip.md)
- [view](appkit/nsstatusitem/view.md)
- [drawStatusBarBackground(in:withHighlight:)](appkit/nsstatusitem/drawstatusbarbackground(in:withhighlight:).md)