tourdeflexmodules/src/mx/controls/SimpleMenuExample.mxml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the Menu control. -->
<mx:Module xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
				paddingBottom="0" paddingTop="0" paddingLeft="0" paddingRight="0"
				height="100%" width="100%">

     <fx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
       
            import mx.controls.Menu;
            import mx.events.MenuEvent;
            import mx.controls.Alert;           
            import flash.geom.Point;

            private var point1:Point = new Point();
            private var myMenu:Menu;
   
            // Create and display the Menu control.
            private function showMenu():void {
                myMenu= Menu.createMenu(panel, myMenuData, false);
                myMenu.labelField="@label"
                myMenu.addEventListener("itemClick", menuHandler);
                
                // Calculate position of Menu in Application's coordinates. 
                point1.x=mybutton.x;
                point1.y=mybutton.y;                
                point1=mybutton.localToGlobal(point1);

                myMenu.show(point1.x + 25, point1.y + 25);
            }
       
            // Event handler for the Menu control's change event.
            private function menuHandler(event:MenuEvent):void  {
                Alert.show("Label: " + event.item.@label, "Clicked menu item");
            }    
        ]]>
    </fx:Script>

	<fx:Declarations>
	    <fx:XML id="myMenuData">
	        <root>
	            <menuitem label="MenuItem 1" eventName="copy"/>
	            <menuitem label="MenuItem 2" eventName="paste"/>
	        </root>
	    </fx:XML>
	</fx:Declarations>	

    <mx:Panel id="panel" title="Menu Control Example"
				paddingBottom="10" paddingTop="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10"
				height="100%" width="100%">

        <mx:Label width="100%"
           text="Click the button to open the Menu control."/>

        <mx:Button id="mybutton" label="Open Menu" click="showMenu()"/>

    </mx:Panel>
</mx:Module>