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

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<!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

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<!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

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<!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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