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How can I capture the right-click event in JavaScript?

I want to block the standard context menus, and handle the right-click event manually.

How is this done?

Solution

  • Use the oncontextmenu event.

    Here's an example:

    <div oncontextmenu="javascript:alert('success!');return false;">
    Lorem Ipsum
</div>

    Or, using event listeners:

    el.addEventListener('contextmenu', function(ev) {
    ev.preventDefault();
    alert('success!');
    return false;
}, false);

    Don't forget to return false, otherwise the standard context menu will still pop up.

    If you are going to use a function you've written rather than javascript:alert("Success!"), remember to return false in BOTH the function AND the oncontextmenu attribute.