Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Rectangle; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JMenuItem; import javax.swing.JPopupMenu; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.KeyStroke; import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Popup Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); final JPopupMenu popup = new JPopupMenu(); JMenuItem menuItem1 = new JMenuItem("Option 1"); popup.add(menuItem1); JMenuItem menuItem2 = new JMenuItem("Option 2"); popup.add(menuItem2); final JTextField textField = new JTextField(); frame.add(textField, BorderLayout.NORTH); ActionListener actionListener = new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) { try { int dotPosition = textField.getCaretPosition(); Rectangle popupLocation = textField.modelToView(dotPosition); popup.show(textField, popupLocation.x, popupLocation.y); } catch (BadLocationException badLocationException) { System.err.println("Oops"); } } }; KeyStroke keystroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_PERIOD, 0, false); textField.registerKeyboardAction(actionListener, keystroke, JComponent.WHEN_FOCUSED); frame.add(new JLabel("Press '.' to activate Popup menu"), BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.setSize(250, 150); frame.setVisible(true); } }