DxContextMenu.PositionTarget Property

Specifies the target UI element for the context menu.

Assembly : DevExpress.Blazor.v25.2.dll

Declaration

csharp

[DefaultValue(null)]
[Parameter]
public string PositionTarget { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	null

The CSS selector that identifies the target UI element.

Remarks

Use the PositionTarget property to specify the target UI element for the context menu. This property value affects the following methods:

ShowAsync(ContextMenuPosition)If you leave the PositionTarget property unspecified, this method displays the context menu at the top-left corner of a web page.ShowAsync(Double, Double)If you leave the PositionTarget property unspecified, this method displays the context menu at the coordinates passed as method parameters.ShowAsync(Double, Double, ContextMenuPosition)If you leave the PositionTarget property unspecified, this method displays the context menu at the coordinates passed as method parameters.

The following code example defines the target element by its CSS class:

razor

<DxButton Text="Show Context Menu" 
          Click="() => ContextMenu.ShowAsync(ContextMenuPosition.Top)" />

<div class="context-menu-container"
     @oncontextmenu:preventDefault>
    <span class="fw">RIGHT-CLICK TO SHOW THE CONTEXT MENU</span>
</div>

<DxContextMenu @ref="ContextMenu"
               PositionTarget=".context-menu-container">
    <Items>
        <DxContextMenuItem Text="Open" />
        <DxContextMenuItem Text="Copy" />
        <DxContextMenuItem Text="Delete" />
    </Items>
</DxContextMenu>

@code {
    DxContextMenu ContextMenu { get; set; }
}

css

.context-menu-container {
    margin-top: 100px;
    height: 50px;
    width: 200px;
    border: 1px solid black;
}
.fw {
    font-weight: 600;
}