The HTML DOM oncontextmenu event occurs when an element is right-clicked to open the context menu.
Note: The oncontextmenu event is supported in all browsers but the contextmenu attribute is currently only supported in Firefox.
Syntax:
HTML:
<element oncontextmenu="myScript">
JavaScript:
object.oncontextmenu = function(){myScript};
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
object.addEventListener("contextmenu", myScript);
Example 1: Using HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
background: green;
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<h1 style="color:green">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<h2>HTML DOM oncontextmenu Event</h2>
<div oncontextmenu="myFunction()"
contextmenu="mymenu">
<p>Right-click inside the box</p>
</div>
<script>
function myFunction() {
alert("right-clicked");
}
</script>
</center>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2: Using JavaScript
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
background: green;
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<h1 style="color:green">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<h2>HTML DOM oncontextmenu Event</h2>
<div id="myDIV" contextmenu="mymenu">
<p>Right-click inside the box</p>
</div>
<p id="try"></p>
<script>
document.getElementById(
"myDIV").oncontextmenu = function () {
GFGfun()
};
function GFGfun() {
let gfg =
document.getElementById("try");
gfg.innerHTML =
"right-clicked";
}
</script>
</center>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example: In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
background: green;
border: 1px solid black;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<h1 style="color:green">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<h2>HTML DOM oncontextmenu Event</h2>
<div id="myDIV" contextmenu="mymenu">
<p>Right-click inside the box</p>
</div>
<p id="try"></p>
<script>
document.getElementById(
"myDIV")
.addEventListener("contextmenu", GFGfun);
function GFGfun() {
let gfg =
document.getElementById("try");
gfg.innerHTML =
"right-clicked";
}
</script>
</center>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by DOM oncontextmenu Event are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Apple Safari
- Opera