How do I create a right click context menu in Java Swing?

Question

I\'m currently creating a right-click context menu by instantiating a new JMenu on right click and setting its location to that of the mouse\'s position... Is t

Answer 1

This question is a bit old - as are the answers (and the tutorial as well)

The current api for setting a popupMenu in Swing is

myComponent.setComponentPopupMenu(myPopupMenu);

This way it will be shown automagically, both for mouse and keyboard triggers (the latter depends on LAF). Plus, it supports re-using the same popup across a container's children. To enable that feature:

myChild.setInheritsPopupMenu(true);