How to handle a mouse right click event using jQuery?
To handle a mouse right click event, use the mousedown() jQuery method. Mouse left, right and middle click can also be captured using the same method. You can try to run the following code to learn how to handle a mouse right click event:
Example
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$('.myclass').mousedown(function(event) {
switch (event.which) {
case 1:
alert('Left mouse button is pressed');
break;
case 2:
alert('Middle mouse button is pressed');
break;
case 3:
alert('Right mouse button is pressed');
break;
default:
alert('Nothing');
}
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<a href="http://qries.com" class="myclass">Click me</a>
</body>
</html>
Published on 19-Dec-2017 16:37:01
