Returns the window object where the context menu item was executed.
Syntax
[ oWindow = ] external.menuArguments
Possible Values
| oWindow | Variant that
receives where the context menu was opened. |
The property is read-only.
The property has no default value.
Remarks
This property is accessible only through script specified in the registry for a new context menu entry.
The menuArguments property returns an object reference of the window where the context menu was opened. The>event object is exposed through this object reference, allowing authors to query the>srcElement,>clientX, and>clientY properties.
For more information about how to implement extensions to the Dynamic HTML (DHTML)Â Document Object Model (DOM), see>About the Browser. For more information about how to add an entry into the standard context menus in Microsoft® Internet Explorer, see>Adding Entries to the Standard Context Menu.
This property is not supported in>HTML Applications.
Example
This example uses the menuArguments property to change selected text to uppercase, or to insert text if nothing is selected.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
// Get the window object where the context menu was opened.
var oWindow = window.external.menuArguments;
// Get the document object exposed through oWindow.
var oDocument = oWindow.document;
// Get the selection from oDocument.
// in oDocument.
var oSelect = oDocument.selection;
// Create a TextRange from oSelect.
var oSelectRange = oSelect.createRange();
// Get the text of the selection.
var sNewText = oSelectRange.text;
// If nothing was selected, insert some text.
if (sNewText.length == 0){
oSelectRange.text = "INSERT TEXT";
}
// Otherwise, convert the selection to uppercase.
else{
oSelectRange.text = sNewText.toUpperCase();
}
</SCRIPT>
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this property.
Applies To
