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oncontextmenu event

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Examples

JavaScript is executed when a user on a <div> element right-click:

<Div oncontextmenu = "myFunction ()" contextmenu = "mymenu">

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Definitions and use

oncontextmenu event triggers and open the context menu when the user right-click in the element.

Note: All browsers support oncontextmenu event, contextMenu element only Firefox browsers.


Browser Support

event
oncontextmenu Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes


grammar

In HTML:

<Elementoncontextmenu = "myScript"> try

In JavaScript:

object .oncontextmenu = function () {myScript }; try

JavaScript, use the addEventListener () method:

object .addEventListener ( "contextmenu", myScript ); try

Note: Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions of IE browser does not support the addEventListener () .


technical details

Whether to support the bubble: Yes
It can be canceled: Yes
Event Type: MouseEvent
Supported HTML tags: All HTML elements

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