1. Import the required classes and interfaces.

   import net.rim.device.api.command.*;
   import net.rim.device.api.system.*;
   import net.rim.device.api.ui.*;
   import net.rim.device.api.ui.component.*;
   import net.rim.device.api.ui.container.*;
   import net.rim.device.api.ui.menu.*;
   import net.rim.device.api.ui.image.*;
   import net.rim.device.api.util.*;
   import java.util.*;

2. Create the application framework by extending the UiApplication class. In main(), create an instance of the new class and invoke enterEventDispatcher() to enable the application to receive events. In the application constructor, invoke pushScreen() to display the custom screen for the application. The MyPopUpMenuScreen class, which is described in step 3, represents the custom screen.

   public class MyPopUpMenuApp extends UiApplication 
   {
       public static void main(String[] args)
       {
           Mypop-upMenuApp theApp = new Mypop-upMenuApp();
           theApp.enterEventDispatcher();
       }
       
       public Mypop-upMenuApp()
       {
          	pushScreen(new Mypop-upMenuScreen());
       } 
   }

3. Create the custom screen for the application by extending the MainScreen class. In the screen constructor, invoke setTitle() to specify the title for the screen.

   class MyPopUpMenuScreen extends MainScreen
   {
       EmailAddressEditField emailAddress;
       public Mypop-upMenuScreen()
       {       
           setTitle("Pop-Up Menu Demo");
       }
   }

4. In the screen constructor, specify a context menu provider. Pass a DefaultContextMenuProvider object to Screen.setContextMenuProvider() to enable your screen to display a pop-up menu.

   setContextMenuProvider(new DefaultContextMenuProvider());

5. In the screen constructor, create UI components that can invoke the pop-up menu. In the following code sample, the label uses the Field.FOCUSABLE property to allow users to highlight the field.

   LabelField labelField = new LabelField("Click to invoke pop-up menu", Field.FOCUSABLE);
   emailAddress = new EmailAddressEditField("Email address: ", "name@blackberry.com", 40);

6. In the screen constructor, configure the UI components as command item providers. The DefaultContextMenuProvider object looks for fields that are configured as command item providers, and uses them to create and display a pop-up menu. For each component, invoke Field.setCommandItemProvider() to configure the field as a command item provider. The ItemProvider class is described in step 7.

   ItemProvider itemProvider = new ItemProvider();
                          
   labelField.setCommandItemProvider(itemProvider);
   emailAddress.setCommandItemProvider(itemProvider);

7. In the custom screen, implement the CommandItemProvider interface. In getContext(), return the field that is configured as a command item provider. In getItems(), create a Vector object to add the pop-up menu items to.

   class ItemProvider implements CommandItemProvider 
   {
       public Object getContext(Field field)
       {
           return field;
       }
       public Vector getItems(Field field)
       {
       }
   }

8. In getItems(), provide the pop-up menu items by creating instances of the CommandItem class. For each command item, specify the pop-up menu text, icon, and command. In the following code sample, an if-then-else statement is used to check which component invoked the pop-up menu before creating the CommandItem. The command is a proxy to an instance of a class that extends the abstract CommandHandler class, which is described in step 9. Invoke Vector.addElement() to add the pop-up menu items to the Vector. Return the Vector.

   CommandItem defaultCmd;
   
   Image myIcon = ImageFactory.createImage(Bitmap.getBitmapResource("my_logo.png"));
   
   if(field.equals(emailAddress)){          
       defaultCmd = new CommandItem(new StringProvider("Email Address"), myIcon, new Command(new DialogCommandHandler()));
   }
   else {
       defaultCmd = new CommandItem(new StringProvider("Label Field"), myIcon, new Command(new DialogCommandHandler()));
   }
   
   items.addElement(defaultCmd);
   
   return items;

9. In the custom screen, create a command handler by creating a class that extends the abstract CommandHandler class. In execute(), define the functionality that you want to associate with the pop-up menu items. This command handler could be used by any UI component on your screen (for example, full menu items, buttons, and so on). Because canExecute() is not implemented, this command is always executable. In the following code sample, a dialog box appears when the user clicks a pop-up menu item.

   class DialogCommandHandler extends CommandHandler
   {
       public void execute(ReadOnlyCommandMetadata metadata, Object context)
       {
           Dialog.alert("Executing command for " + context.toString());
       }           
   }

Code sample: Creating a pop-up menu

import net.rim.device.api.command.*;
import net.rim.device.api.system.*;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.*;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.component.*;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.container.*;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.menu.*;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.image.*;
import net.rim.device.api.util.*;
import java.util.*;

public class MyPopUpMenuApp extends UiApplication 
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        MyPopUpMenuApp theApp = new MyPopUpMenuApp();
        theApp.enterEventDispatcher();
    }
    
    public MyPopUpMenuApp()
    {
        pushScreen(new MyPopUpMenuScreen());
    }
}

class MyPopUpMenuScreen extends MainScreen
{
	
	EmailAddressEditField emailAddress;
    public MyPopUpMenuScreen()
    {       
        setTitle("Pop-Up Menu Demo");
        setContextMenuProvider(new DefaultContextMenuProvider()); 
        
        LabelField labelField = new LabelField("Click to invoke pop-up menu", Field.FOCUSABLE);
        emailAddress = new EmailAddressEditField("Email address: ", "name@blackberry.com", 40);
                
        ItemProvider itemProvider = new ItemProvider();
                       
        labelField.setCommandItemProvider(itemProvider);
        emailAddress.setCommandItemProvider(itemProvider);
                
        add(labelField);
        add(emailAddress);
    }
    /* To override the default functionality that prompts the user to save changes before the application closes, 
     * override the MainScreen.onSavePrompt() method. In the following code sample, the return value is true which 
     * indicates that the application does not prompt the user before closing.
     */ 
    protected boolean onSavePrompt()
    {
        return true;
    }
    class ItemProvider implements CommandItemProvider 
    {
        public Object getContext(Field field)
        {            
            return field;
        }
        public Vector getItems(Field field)
        {            
            Vector items = new Vector();
            
            CommandItem defaultCmd;
            
            Image myIcon = ImageFactory.createImage(Bitmap.getBitmapResource("my_logo.png"));
            
            if(field.equals(emailAddress)){          
                 defaultCmd = new CommandItem(new StringProvider("Email Address"), myIcon, new Command(new DialogCommandHandler()));
            }
            else{
                defaultCmd = new CommandItem(new StringProvider("Label Field"), myIcon, new Command(new DialogCommandHandler()));
            }

            items.addElement(defaultCmd);
          
            return items;
        }
    }
    class DialogCommandHandler extends CommandHandler
    {
        public void execute(ReadOnlyCommandMetadata metadata, Object context)
        {
            Dialog.alert("Executing command for " + context.toString());
        }           
    }
}