HTML onshowEvent Attributes

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Example

Execute JavaScript when the <menu> element is displayed in the context menu:

<div contextmenu="mymenu">
<p>Right-click the yellow box area to view the context menu!</p>
  <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 attribute triggers when the <menu> element is displayed in the context menu.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.

Event Attributes
onshow Not supported Not supported 8.0 Not supported Not supported


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The onshow attribute is new in HTML5.


Syntax

<element onshow="script">

Attribute Values

Value Description
script Script to be executed when onshow occurs.

Technical Details

Supported HTML tags: <menu>


Related Pages

HTML DOM Reference:onshow Event


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