Information sent when a context menu item is clicked.
Type
Values of this type are objects. They contain the following properties:
menuItemIdintegerstringparentMenuItemIdOptionalintegerstringmediaTypeOptionalstring. One of "image", "video", or "audio" if the context menu was activated on one of these types of elements.linkUrlOptionalstring. If the element is a link, the URL it points to.srcUrlOptionalstring. Will be present for elements with a "src" URL.pageUrlOptionalstring. The URL of the page in which the menu item was clicked. This property is not present if the click occured in a context where there is no current page, such as on a browser action.frameUrlOptionalstring. The URL of the frame of the element where the context menu was clicked, if it was in a frame.selectionTextOptionalstring. If some text was selected in the page, this contains the selected text.editableboolean. A flag indicating whether the element is editable: for example, if it is a textarea.wasCheckedOptionalboolean. A flag indicating whether a checkbox or radio item was checked before it was clicked.checkedOptionalboolean. A flag indicating whether a checkbox or radio item was checked after it was clicked.
Browser compatibility
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox for Android | Opera | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Support | Yes | Yes | 48.0 | No | 33 |
Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.contextMenus API. This documentation is derived from context_menus.json in the Chromium code.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
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