---
title: ContextMenu
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Structure
path: swiftui/contextmenu
---

# ContextMenu

A container for views that you present as menu items in a context menu.

## Declaration

```swift
struct ContextMenu<MenuItems> where MenuItems : View
```

## Overview

Overview A context menu view allows you to present a situationally specific menu that enables taking actions relevant to the current task. You can create a context menu by first defining a ContextMenu container with the controls that represent the actions people can take, and then using the contextMenu(_:) view modifier to apply the menu to a view. The example below creates and applies a two item context menu container to a Text view. The Boolean value shouldShowMenu, which defaults to true, controls the availability of context menu: private let menuItems = ContextMenu {     Button {         // Add this item to a list of favorites.     } label: {         Label("Add to Favorites", systemImage: "heart")     }     Button {         // Open Maps and center it on this item.     } label: {         Label("Show in Maps", systemImage: "mappin")     } }

private struct ContextMenuMenuItems: View {     @State private var shouldShowMenu = true

var body: some View {         Text("Turtle Rock")             .contextMenu(shouldShowMenu ? menuItems : nil)     } }

## Topics

### Creating a context menu

- [init(menuItems:)](swiftui/contextmenu/init(menuitems:).md)

## See Also

### Deprecated types

- [MenuButton](swiftui/menubutton.md)
- [PullDownButton](swiftui/pulldownbutton.md)