Example
Execute a JavaScript when a <menu> element is shown as a context menu:
<div contextmenu="mymenu">
<p>Right-click inside this box to see
the context menu!
<menu type="context" id="mymenu"
onshow="myFunction()">
<menuitem label="Refresh"
onclick="window.location.reload();"></menuitem>
</menu>
</div>
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Definition and Usage
The onshow event occurs when a <menu> element is shown as a context menu.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.
| Event | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| onshow | Not supported | Not supported | 8.0 | Not supported | Not supported |
Syntax
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
object.addEventListener("show", myScript);
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Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.
Technical Details
| Bubbles: | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable: | No |
| Event type: | Event |
| Supported HTML tags: | <menu> |
| DOM Version: | Level 3 Events |
Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML contextmenu attribute
HTML reference: HTML <menu> tag
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