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# asCandidate

`open fun asCandidate(context: <ERROR CLASS>): `[`TextMenuCandidate`](../../mozilla.components.browser.menu2.candidate/-text-menu-candidate/index.md) [(source)](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/components/browser/menu/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/menu/item/BrowserMenuImageText.kt#L87)

Overrides [BrowserMenuItem.asCandidate](../../mozilla.components.browser.menu/-browser-menu-item/as-candidate.md)

Converts the menu item into a menu candidate.

