Information sent when a context menu item is clicked.
Type
Values of this type are objects. They contain the following properties:
menuItemIdorinteger. The ID of the menu item that was clicked.stringparentMenuItemIdOptionalorinteger. The parent ID, if any, for the item clicked.stringmediaTypeOptionalstring. 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 where the menu item was clicked. This property is not set if the click occured in a context where there is no current page, such as in a launcher context menu.frameUrlOptionalstring. The URL of the frame of the element where the context menu was clicked, if it was in a frame.selectionTextOptionalstring. The text for the context selection, if any.editableboolean. A flag indicating whether the element is editable (text input, textarea, etc.).wasCheckedOptionalboolean. A flag indicating the state of a checkbox or radio item before it was clicked.checkedOptionalboolean. A flag indicating the state of a checkbox or radio item after it is clicked.
Browser compatibility
Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.contextMenus API. This documentation is derived from context_menus.json in the Chromium code.
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