contextMenu event

[fritzfrancisParticipant]

I was looking at the demo on implementing context menus in the jqxGrid component and I noticed an event registration to the contextmenu event. The registration consist of a function that returns false. What does the contextmenu event do? Also that event is not listed in the API documentation of the jqxGrid component?

[DimitarParticipant]

Hello fritzfrancis,

When you return false in the contextmenu event handler, the default browser context menu is disabled and does not appear. This allows a custom context menu to take its place (implemented in other parts of the example).

Best Regards,
Dimitar

jQWidgets team
http://www.jqwidgets.com/

[fritzfrancisParticipant]

Is that part of the DOM specification or is that particulat to jqWidget’s API? If it is unique to the jqWidget’s API, then can you include that event in the API documentation for the components that it applies to?

[MarcParticipant]

Hi,

I also noted this “return false” instruction when implementing a context menu.

Maybe wrongly, I thought it was standard HTML5 event..

BRgds…

[DimitarParticipant]

Hi,

As Marc has stated, contextmenu is a standard event which has to be “disabled” before the implementation of a custom context menu.

Best Regards,
Dimitar

jQWidgets team
http://www.jqwidgets.com/

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