Question

I create WPF DataGrid with ContextMenu in one of column header as follow:

<DataGrid x:Name="grid" ItemsSource="{Binding Path=Orders}">
    <DataGrid.InputBindings>
            <KeyBinding Command="{Binding Path=ShowStatusHeaderContextMenuCommand}"
                        CommandParameter="{Binding ElementName=FristNameContextMenu}"
                        Gesture="Ctrl+S" />
    </DataGrid.InputBindings>
    <DataGrid.Columns>
        <DataGridTemplateColumn Width="30" Header="Status">
            <DataGridTemplateColumn.HeaderTemplate>
               <DataTemplate>
                  <TextBlock x:Name="StatusHeaderTextBlock" Text="Status">
                      <TextBlock.ContextMenu>
                            <ContextMenu x:Name="FristNameContextMenu">
                                <MenuItem Command="{Binding SetCompleteFlagsCommand}" Header="Complete"/>
                                <MenuItem Command="{Binding ClearDeleteFlagsCommand}" Header="Deleted" />
                            </ContextMenu>
                      </TextBlock.ContextMenu>
                  </TextBlock>
               </DataTemplate>
            </DataGridTemplateColumn.HeaderTemplate>
        </DataGridTemplateColumn>

         <DataGridTextColumn Width="100"
                             Header="Order Number"
                             Binding = "{Binding Path=OrderNumber}"/>
    <DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>

If I right click on Status column header, it brings up the ContextMenu. But I want to add a shortcut key “Control + S” to bring up the ContextMenu as well. Anyone know how to add it?

Thanks

Jing

Answer 1

Create a command that opens the context menu and add a KeyBinding with that command and your gesture to the InputBindings of the control in whose scope the shortcut should apply.

(Also: Ctrl+S is “Save” by convention, i am not sure if you really want to use that for a context menu)