HTML event attribute oncontextmenu
The oncontextmenu attribute event is triggered
when opening the context menu.
We can normally open the context menu by right-clicking on an element.
What's new in HTML5
The oncontextmenu attribute is new in HTML5.
Syntax
<element oncontextmenu="script or Javascript function name">
Supported Tags
All HTML elements.
Browser compatibility
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oncontextmenu |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {<!--from ww w . java 2 s.co m-->
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div oncontextmenu="myFunction()" contextmenu="mymenu">
Right-click inside this box to see the context menu!
</div>
<script>
function myFunction() {
alert("right-clicked inside the div!");
}
</script>
</body>
</html>