ControlContextMenu (Function)

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ControlContextMenu (Function)

In french: ChampContextuel

Warning
From version 28, ControlPopupOwner is kept for backward compatibility. This function is replaced by ControlContextMenu.

Identifies the control on which the context menu was opened.

Caution: ControlContextMenu should only be used in the WLanguage events of the context menus and in the procedures they may call.

New in version 28

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Windows.

This function is now available for WEBDEV sites in Linux.

This function is now available in browser code.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Example

// -- Code of the menu option
// Identify the control on which the popup menu was opened
ResControl = ControlContextMenu()

Syntax

<Result> = ControlContextMenu()

<Result>: Character string

Name of the control (in uppercase) on which the popup menu was opened,
Empty string ("") if no popup menu was opened.
If the control belongs to a supercontrol, <Result> has the following format: <Supercontrol name>.<Control name>.

Remarks

When the same context menu is assigned to multiple controls, ControlContextMenu identifies the control on which the menu has been expanded in order to run the appropriate process.

Business / UI classification: UI Code

Component: wd280obj.dll