# contextMenu(_:) Adds a context menu to the view. ``` nonisolated func contextMenu(_ contextMenu: ContextMenu?) -> some View where MenuItems : View ``` ## Parameters `contextMenu` A context menu container for views that you present as menu items in a context menu. ## Return Value A view that can show a context menu. ## Discussion Use this method to attach a specified context menu to a view. You can make the context menu unavailable by conditionally passing `nil` as the value for the `contextMenu`. The example below creates a [`ContextMenu`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ContextMenu) that contains two items and passes them into the modifier. The Boolean value `shouldShowMenu`, which defaults to `true`, controls the context menu availability: ``` 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) } } ```  --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)