# ContextMenuItem.copy()

#### Availability

Flash Player 7.

#### Usage

    menuItem_cmi.copy();

#### Parameters

`menuItem_cmi` An instance of the ContextMenuItem object.

#### Returns

An instance of the ContextMenuItem object.

#### Description

Method; creates and returns a copy of the specified ContextMenuItem object. The copy includes all properties of the original object.

#### Example

This example creates a new ContextMenuItem object named `original_cmi` with the caption text Pause and a callback handler set to the function `onPause`. The example then creates a copy of the ContextMenuItem object and assigns it to the variable `copy_cmi`.

    original_cmi = new ContextMenuItem("Pause", onPause);
    function onPause(obj, menu) {
    	_root.stop();
    }
    original_cmi.visible = false;
    copy_cmi = orig_cmi.copy();