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When to use UIMenuController

I've just found about UIMenuController but don't understand when to use it? If I make UITextField, it looks like this text field already has build-in UIMenuController (because I can select, edit, etc.). So when to use this UIMenuController?

Solution

  • You can use the UIMenuController anytime you are not satisfied with the standard capabilities provided by the iOS SDK.

    Maybe you have a custom control you built and you want it to have a context menu. Or your UITableViewCells should have a custom menu whose functionality goes beyond the standard implementation. (See example: http://captechconsulting.com/blog/john-szumski/getting-started-uimenucontroller-ios-5)

    Every time the long-tap context menu does not provide sufficient functionality to your current use case, you implement you use your custom UIMenuController.