# View.OnCreateContextMenuListener Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) # OnCreateContextMenuListener *** ** * ** *** Kotlin\|[Java](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.OnCreateContextMenuListener "View this page in Java") ``` interface OnCreateContextMenuListener ``` |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [android.view.View.OnCreateContextMenuListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/View.OnCreateContextMenuListener#) | 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| Known Direct Subclasses [Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Activity.html#),[Dialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Dialog.html#),[ExpandableListActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ExpandableListActivity.html#),[Fragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Fragment.html#) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Activity.html#) | An activity is a single, focused thing that the user can do. | | [Dialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Dialog.html#) | Base class for Dialogs. | | [ExpandableListActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ExpandableListActivity.html#) | An activity that displays an expandable list of items by binding to a data source implementing the ExpandableListAdapter, and exposes event handlers when the user selects an item. | | [Fragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Fragment.html#) | A Fragment is a piece of an application's user interface or behavior that can be placed in an[Activity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Activity.html#). | | 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| Known Indirect Subclasses [AccountAuthenticatorActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/accounts/AccountAuthenticatorActivity.html#),[ActivityGroup](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ActivityGroup.html#),[AlertDialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/AlertDialog.html#),[AliasActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/AliasActivity.html#),[CharacterPickerDialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/CharacterPickerDialog.html#),[DatePickerDialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/DatePickerDialog.html#),[DialogFragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/DialogFragment.html#),[ExpandableListActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ExpandableListActivity.html#),[LauncherActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/LauncherActivity.html#),[ListActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ListActivity.html#),[ListFragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ListFragment.html#),[NativeActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/NativeActivity.html#), and 7 others. |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [AccountAuthenticatorActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/accounts/AccountAuthenticatorActivity.html#) | Base class for implementing an Activity that is used to help implement an AbstractAccountAuthenticator. | | [ActivityGroup](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ActivityGroup.html#) | A screen that contains and runs multiple embedded activities. | | [AlertDialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/AlertDialog.html#) | A subclass of Dialog that can display one, two or three buttons. | | [AliasActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/AliasActivity.html#) | Stub activity that launches another activity (and then finishes itself) based on information in its component's manifest meta-data. | | [CharacterPickerDialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/CharacterPickerDialog.html#) | Dialog for choosing accented characters related to a base character. | | [DatePickerDialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/DatePickerDialog.html#) | A simple dialog containing an[android.widget.DatePicker](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/DatePicker.html#). | | [DialogFragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/DialogFragment.html#) | A fragment that displays a dialog window, floating on top of its activity's window. | | [ExpandableListActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ExpandableListActivity.html#) | An activity that displays an expandable list of items by binding to a data source implementing the ExpandableListAdapter, and exposes event handlers when the user selects an item. | | [LauncherActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/LauncherActivity.html#) | Displays a list of all activities which can be performed for a given intent. | | [ListActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ListActivity.html#) | An activity that displays a list of items by binding to a data source such as an array or Cursor, and exposes event handlers when the user selects an item. | | [ListFragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ListFragment.html#) | A fragment that displays a list of items by binding to a data source such as an array or Cursor, and exposes event handlers when the user selects an item. | | [NativeActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/NativeActivity.html#) | Convenience for implementing an activity that will be implemented purely in native code. | | [PreferenceActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/preference/PreferenceActivity.html#) | This is the base class for an activity to show a hierarchy of preferences to the user. | | [PreferenceFragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/preference/PreferenceFragment.html#) | Shows a hierarchy of[Preference](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/preference/Preference.html#)objects as lists. | | [Presentation](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/Presentation.html#) | Base class for presentations. | | [ProgressDialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ProgressDialog.html#) | A dialog showing a progress indicator and an optional text message or view. | | [TabActivity](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/TabActivity.html#) | For apps developing against[android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#HONEYCOMB](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/Build.VERSION_CODES.html#HONEYCOMB:kotlin.Int)or later, tabs are typically presented in the UI using the new[ActionBar.newTab()](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/ActionBar.html#newTab())and related APIs for placing tabs within their action bar area. | | [TimePickerDialog](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/app/TimePickerDialog.html#) | A dialog that prompts the user for the time of day using a[TimePicker](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TimePicker.html#). | | [WebViewFragment](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/webkit/WebViewFragment.html#) | A fragment that displays a WebView. | | Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when the context menu for this view is being built. ## Summary | Public methods || |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | abstract[Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [onCreateContextMenu](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/View.OnCreateContextMenuListener#onCreateContextMenu(android.view.ContextMenu,%20android.view.View,%20android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo))`(`menu:` `[ContextMenu](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/ContextMenu)!`, `v:` `[View](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/View)!`, `menuInfo:` `[ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo)!`)` Called when the context menu for this view is being built. | ## Public methods ### onCreateContextMenu Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) ``` abstract fun onCreateContextMenu(     menu: ContextMenu!,     v: View!,     menuInfo: ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo! ): Unit ``` Called when the context menu for this view is being built. It is not safe to hold onto the menu after this method returns. | Parameters || |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `menu` | [ContextMenu](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/ContextMenu)!:The context menu that is being built | | `v` | [View](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/View)!:The view for which the context menu is being built | | `menuInfo` | [ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo)!:Extra information about the item for which the context menu should be shown. This information will vary depending on the class of v. |