Context Menu in Blazor DataGrid Component

21 May 202420 minutes to read

The DataGrid 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 property.

The following table lists the default context menu items,

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 DataGrid data as Pdf document.
ExcelExport Export the DataGrid data as Excel document.
CsvExport Export the DataGrid 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.

The default context menu provides different types of context menu items for the following elements.

Elements Context Menu Items
Header AutoFit
Header AutoFitAll
Header Group
Header Ungroup
Header SortAscending
Header SortDescending
Content Edit
Content Delete
Content Save
Content Cancel
Content Copy
Content PdfExport
Content ExcelExport
Content CsvExport
Pager FirstPage
Pager PrevPage
Pager LastPage
Pager NextPage

The following sample code demonstrates enabling context menu with its default items,

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids

<SfGrid DataSource="@Orders" AllowSorting="true" AllowPaging="true" AllowExcelExport="true" AllowPdfExport="true" ContextMenuItems="@(new List<object>() { "AutoFit", "AutoFitAll", "SortAscending", "SortDescending","Copy", "Edit", "Delete", "Save", "Cancel","PdfExport", "ExcelExport", "CsvExport", "FirstPage", "PrevPage","LastPage", "NextPage"})">
    <GridPageSettings PageSize="8"></GridPageSettings>
    <GridEditSettings AllowEditing="true" AllowDeleting="true"></GridEditSettings>
    <GridColumns>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderID) HeaderText="Order ID" IsPrimaryKey="true" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.CustomerID) HeaderText="Customer Name" Width="150"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderDate) HeaderText=" Order Date" Format="d" Type="ColumnType.Date" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="130"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.Freight) HeaderText="Freight" Format="C2" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
    </GridColumns>
</SfGrid>

@code{
    public List<Order> Orders { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        Orders = Enumerable.Range(1, 75).Select(x => new Order()
        {
            OrderID = 1000 + x,
            CustomerID = (new string[] { "ALFKI", "ANANTR", "ANTON", "BLONP", "BOLID" })[new Random().Next(5)],
            Freight = 2.1 * x,
            OrderDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-x),
        }).ToList();
    }

    public class Order
    {
        public int? OrderID { get; set; }
        public string CustomerID { get; set; }
        public DateTime? OrderDate { get; set; }
        public double? Freight { get; set; }
    }
}

The following GIF represents the DataGrid enabled with default context menu items,

Blazor DataGrid with context menu.

Custom context menu items

The custom context menu items can be added by defining the ContextMenuItems as a collection of ContextMenuItemModel. Actions for these customized items can be defined in the ContextMenuItemClicked event.

The following sample code demonstrates defining custom context menu item and its corresponding action in the ContextMenuItemClicked event,

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids

<SfGrid @ref="DefaultGrid" DataSource="@Orders" AllowPaging="true" ContextMenuItems="@(new List<ContextMenuItemModel>() { new ContextMenuItemModel { Text = "Copy with headers", Target = ".e-content", Id = "copywithheader" } })">
    <GridEvents ContextMenuItemClicked="OnContextMenuClick" TValue="Order"></GridEvents>
    <GridPageSettings PageSize="8"></GridPageSettings>
    <GridColumns>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderID) HeaderText="Order ID" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120" IsPrimaryKey="true"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.CustomerID) HeaderText="Customer Name" Width="150"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderDate) HeaderText=" Order Date" Format="d" Type="ColumnType.Date" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="130"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.Freight) HeaderText="Freight" Format="C2" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
    </GridColumns>
</SfGrid>

@code{
    public List<Order> Orders { get; set; }

    private SfGrid<Order> DefaultGrid;

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        Orders = Enumerable.Range(1, 75).Select(x => new Order()
        {
            OrderID = 1000 + x,
            CustomerID = (new string[] { "ALFKI", "ANANTR", "ANTON", "BLONP", "BOLID" })[new Random().Next(5)],
            Freight = 2.1 * x,
            OrderDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-x),
        }).ToList();
    }

    public class Order
    {
        public int? OrderID { get; set; }
        public string CustomerID { get; set; }
        public DateTime? OrderDate { get; set; }
        public double? Freight { get; set; }
    }

    public void OnContextMenuClick(ContextMenuClickEventArgs<Order> args)
    {
        if (args.Item.Id == "copywithheader")
        {
            this.DefaultGrid.Copy(true);
        }
    }
}

The following image represents the DataGrid enabled with custom context menu item,

Blazor DataGrid with custom context menu item.

Built-in and Custom context menu items

DataGrid has an option to use both built-in and custom context menu items at same time.

The following sample code demonstrates defining built-in and custom context menu items and custom context menu item corresponding action in the ContextMenuItemClicked event,

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids

<SfGrid @ref="DefaultGrid" DataSource="@Orders" AllowPaging="true" ContextMenuItems="@(new List<Object>() { "Copy", new ContextMenuItemModel { Text = "Copy with headers", Target = ".e-content", Id = "copywithheader" } })">
    <GridEvents ContextMenuItemClicked="OnContextMenuClick" TValue="Order"></GridEvents>
    <GridPageSettings PageSize="8"></GridPageSettings>
    <GridColumns>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderID) HeaderText="Order ID" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120" IsPrimaryKey="true"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.CustomerID) HeaderText="Customer Name" Width="150"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderDate) HeaderText=" Order Date" Format="d" Type="ColumnType.Date" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="130"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.Freight) HeaderText="Freight" Format="C2" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
    </GridColumns>
</SfGrid>

@code{
    public List<Order> Orders { get; set; }

    private SfGrid<Order> DefaultGrid;

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        Orders = Enumerable.Range(1, 75).Select(x => new Order()
        {
            OrderID = 1000 + x,
            CustomerID = (new string[] { "ALFKI", "ANANTR", "ANTON", "BLONP", "BOLID" })[new Random().Next(5)],
            Freight = 2.1 * x,
            OrderDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-x),
        }).ToList();
    }

    public class Order
    {
        public int? OrderID { get; set; }
        public string CustomerID { get; set; }
        public DateTime? OrderDate { get; set; }
        public double? Freight { get; set; }
    }

    public void OnContextMenuClick(ContextMenuClickEventArgs<Order> args)
    {
        if (args.Item.Id == "copywithheader")
        {
            this.DefaultGrid.Copy(true);
        }
    }
}

Sub context menu items in DataGrid

The sub context menu items can be added by defining the collection of MenuItems for Items Property in ContextMenuItems. Actions for these customized items can be defined in the ContextMenuItemClicked event.

The following sample code demonstrates defining sub context menu item and its corresponding action in the ContextMenuItemClicked event,

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Navigations

<SfGrid @ref="DefaultGrid" DataSource="@Orders" AllowPaging="true" ContextMenuItems="@(new List<ContextMenuItemModel>() { new ContextMenuItemModel { Text = "Clipboard", Target = ".e-content", Id = "clipboard", Items = new List<MenuItem>() { new MenuItem { Text = "Copy", Id = "copy" }, new MenuItem { Text ="CopyWithHeader", Id ="copywithheader" } } } })">
    <GridEvents ContextMenuItemClicked="OnContextMenuClick" TValue="Order"></GridEvents>
    <GridPageSettings PageSize="8"></GridPageSettings>
    <GridColumns>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderID) HeaderText="Order ID" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120" IsPrimaryKey="true"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderID) HeaderText="Order ID" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120" IsPrimaryKey="true"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.CustomerID) HeaderText="Customer Name" Width="150"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderDate) HeaderText=" Order Date" Format="d" Type="ColumnType.Date" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="130"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.Freight) HeaderText="Freight" Format="C2" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
    </GridColumns>
</SfGrid>

@code{
    public List<Order> Orders { get; set; }

    private SfGrid<Order> DefaultGrid;

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        Orders = Enumerable.Range(1, 75).Select(x => new Order()
        {
            OrderID = 1000 + x,
            CustomerID = (new string[] { "ALFKI", "ANANTR", "ANTON", "BLONP", "BOLID" })[new Random().Next(5)],
            Freight = 2.1 * x,
            OrderDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-x),
        }).ToList();
    }

    public class Order
    {
        public int? OrderID { get; set; }
        public string CustomerID { get; set; }
        public DateTime? OrderDate { get; set; }
        public double? Freight { get; set; }
    }

    public void OnContextMenuClick(ContextMenuClickEventArgs<Order> args)
    {
        if (args.Item.Id == "copywithheader")
        {
            this.DefaultGrid.Copy(true);
        }
        if (args.Item.Id == "copy")
        {
            this.DefaultGrid.Copy(false);
        }
    }
}

Disable the Context menu for specific columns in DataGrid

Context Menu can be prevented for specific columns using ContextMenuOpen event of DataGrid. This event will be triggered before opening the ContextMenu. You can prevent the context menu from opening by defining the Cancel arguments of ContextMenuOpen to false.

The following sample code demonstrates how to disable the context for specific column using event arguments of ContextMenuOpen event,

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids

<SfGrid @ref="DefaultGrid" DataSource="@Orders" AllowPaging="true" ContextMenuItems="@(new List<ContextMenuItemModel>() { new ContextMenuItemModel { Text = "Copy with headers", Target = ".e-content", Id = "copywithheader" } })">
    <GridEvents ContextMenuItemClicked="OnContextMenuClick" ContextMenuOpen="OnContextMenuOpen" TValue="Order"></GridEvents>
    <GridPageSettings PageSize="8"></GridPageSettings>
    <GridColumns>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderID) HeaderText="Order ID" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120" IsPrimaryKey="true"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.CustomerID) HeaderText="Customer Name" Width="150"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderDate) HeaderText=" Order Date" Format="d" Type="ColumnType.Date" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="130"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.Freight) HeaderText="Freight" Format="C2" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
    </GridColumns>
</SfGrid>

@code{
    public List<Order> Orders { get; set; }

    private SfGrid<Order> DefaultGrid;

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        Orders = Enumerable.Range(1, 75).Select(x => new Order()
        {
            OrderID = 1000 + x,
            CustomerID = (new string[] { "ALFKI", "ANANTR", "ANTON", "BLONP", "BOLID" })[new Random().Next(5)],
            Freight = 2.1 * x,
            OrderDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-x),
        }).ToList();
    }

    public class Order
    {
        public int? OrderID { get; set; }
        public string CustomerID { get; set; }
        public DateTime? OrderDate { get; set; }
        public double? Freight { get; set; }
    }

    public void OnContextMenuOpen(ContextMenuOpenEventArgs<Order> Args)
    {
        if (Args.Column.Field == "OrderDate")
        {
            Args.Cancel = true; // To prevent the context menu from opening
        }
    }

    public void OnContextMenuClick(ContextMenuClickEventArgs<Order> args)
    {
        if (args.Item.Id == "copywithheader")
        {
            this.DefaultGrid.Copy(true);
        }
    }
}

Disable context menu items dynamically in DataGrid

You can enable or disable context menu items using the Disabled property. Here, you can enable and disable the Edit context menu items in ContextMenuOpen event of DataGrid. This event will be triggered before opening the ContextMenu. You can disable the context menu item by defining the corresponding context menu items Disabled property as true.

The following sample code demonstrates how to enable or disable context menu items dynamically in Grid using event arguments of ContextMenuOpen event,

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Grids

<SfGrid DataSource="@Orders" AllowPaging="true" ContextMenuItems="@(new List<object>() { "Edit", "Delete", "Save", "Cancel","PdfExport", "ExcelExport", "CsvExport", "FirstPage", "PrevPage","LastPage", "NextPage"})">
    <GridEvents ContextMenuOpen="OnContextMenuOpen" TValue="Order"></GridEvents>
    <GridPageSettings PageSize="8"></GridPageSettings>
    <GridEditSettings AllowEditing="true" AllowDeleting="true"></GridEditSettings>
    <GridColumns>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderID) HeaderText="Order ID" IsPrimaryKey="true" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.CustomerID) HeaderText="Customer Name" Width="150"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.OrderDate) HeaderText=" Order Date" Format="d" Type="ColumnType.Date" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="130"></GridColumn>
        <GridColumn Field=@nameof(Order.Freight) HeaderText="Freight" Format="C2" TextAlign="TextAlign.Right" Width="120"></GridColumn>
    </GridColumns>
</SfGrid>

@code{
    public List<Order> Orders { get; set; }

    protected override void OnInitialized()
    {
        Orders = Enumerable.Range(1, 75).Select(x => new Order()
        {
            OrderID = 1000 + x,
            CustomerID = (new string[] { "ALFKI", "ANANTR", "ANTON", "BLONP", "BOLID" })[new Random().Next(5)],
            Freight = 2.1 * x,
            OrderDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-x),
        }).ToList();
    }

    public void OnContextMenuOpen(ContextMenuOpenEventArgs<Order> Args)
    {
#pragma warning disable BL0005
        if (Args.Column.Field == "OrderDate")  // You can check condition based on your requirement
        {
            Args.ContextMenuObj.Items[0].Disabled = true; // To disable edit context menu item
        }
        else
        {
            Args.ContextMenuObj.Items[0].Disabled = false; // To enable edit context menu item
        }
#pragma warning restore BL0005
    }

    public class Order
    {
        public int? OrderID { get; set; }
        public string CustomerID { get; set; }
        public DateTime? OrderDate { get; set; }
        public double? Freight { get; set; }
    }
}

NOTE

You can refer to Blazor DataGrid feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore Blazor DataGrid example to understand how to present and manipulate data.