Context menu in SwiftUI with nested views

Question

Looks like there's a problem when using the .contextMenu view modifier with nested views.

Here's sample code showing the problem:

import SwiftUI

enum SampleEnum: String, CaseIterable {
  case one, two, three, four
}

struct ContentView: View {
  var body: some View {
    Form {
      Section {
        VStack  {
          HStack  {
            ForEach(SampleEnum.allCases, id:\.self) { id in
              Text(id.rawValue)
                .contextMenu {
                  Button {
                    print("Change country setting")
                  } label: {
                    Label("Choose Country", systemImage: "globe")
                  }
                }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
  static var previews: some View {
    ContentView()
  }
}

Here's the result:

So, it doesn't appear that a context menu can be performed on a single Text view since the entire section/stack is selected.

Is there any way to get the contextMenu to work on an individual Text view in such a nested layout?

Likely to do with the form. Try a Vstack and see if there is a difference — lorem ipsum
– lorem ipsum, Commented Nov 1, 2021 at 12:45
@eXCore Only the version of .contextMenu that takes a ContextMenu value is deprecated. — Luke Redpath
– Luke Redpath, Commented Feb 16, 2022 at 11:51

charelf · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-27 14:44:11Z

4

Try this workaround, I changed contextMenu to Menu() and passed your Text() as its param, made each text has its own menu as you wanted and prints each ID correctly as a proof that each action is independent to each Text()

Code:

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        Form {
            Section {
                VStack  {
                    HStack  {
                        ForEach(SampleEnum.allCases, id:\.self) { id in
                            Menu("\(Text(id.rawValue))") {
                                Button {
                                    print("Change country setting")
                                    print(id)
                                } label: {
                                    Label("Choose Country", systemImage: "globe")
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

edited Sep 27, 2022 at 14:44

charelf

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answered Nov 1, 2021 at 19:18

Hussein

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2 Comments

Phantom59 Over a year ago

Thanks! My example was a simpler version of what my app needs but a simple test in the actual app looks promising.

Hussein Over a year ago

@Phantom59 glad it helped :)

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