JavaScript oncontextmenu Event
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JavaScript oncontextmenu Event
The oncontextmenu
event occurs when the user right-clicks on an element to open the context menu.
oncontextmenu Event as Attribute
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p oncontextmenu="myFunction()">Right click me</p>
<script>
function myFunction(){
document.write("You right clicked");
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
As Attribute
<element oncontextmenu = "JavaScript">
As Property
object.oncontextmenu = function(){
// code
};
Using Event Listener
object.addEventListener("contextmenu" , myScript);
oncontextmenu Event as Property
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Right click anywhere</p>
<script>
function myFunction(){
document.write("You right clicked");
}
document.oncontextmenu = myFunction;
</script>
</body>
</html>
Using addEventListener() Method
Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and below.
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Right click me</p>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("p")[0];
function myFunction(){
document.write("You right clicked");
}
x.addEventListener("contextmenu", myFunction);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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