PointerEvent.pointerType
Summary
Indicates the device type that caused the pointer event. The supported values are the following strings:
- mouse
- The event was generated by a mouse device.
- pen
- The event was generated by a pen or stylus device.
- touch
- The event was generated by a touch such as a finger.
If the device type cannot be detected by the browser, the value can be an empty string (""). If the browser supports pointer device types other than those listed above, the value should be vendor prefixed to avoid conflicting names for different types of devices.
This property is Read only .
Syntax
var pType = pointerEvent.pointerType;
Return value
pType
- The event's pointer type, either the string
mouse
,pen
ortouch
.
Example
This example illustrates using the value of the pointerType
to call the appropriate pointer type processing function.
targetElement.addEventListener("pointerdown", function(ev) { // Call the appropriate pointer type handler switch (ev.pointerType) { case "mouse": process_pointer_mouse(ev); break; case "pen": process_pointer_pen(ev); break; case "touch": process_pointer_touch(ev); break; default: console.log("pointerType " + ev.pointerType + " is Not suported"); } }, false);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Pointer Events – Level 2 The definition of 'pointerType' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Non-stable version. |
Pointer Events The definition of 'pointerType' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | (Yes) [1] | 10 | No support | No support |
Feature | Android | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support | 10 | No support | No support |
[1] Implementation withdrawn. See bug 1166347.
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/pointerevent/pointertype