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The Element.requestPointerLock() method lets you asynchronously ask for the pointer to be locked on the given element.
To track the success or failure of the request, it is necessary to listen for the pointerlockchange and pointerlockerror events at the Document level.
requestPointerLock()
| Specification |
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| Pointer Lock 2.0 # dom-element-requestpointerlock |
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
requestPointerLock |
37
From version 92, returns a promise instead of
undefined. The behavior reflects
a proposed specification change.
22-38
|
13
From version 92, returns a promise instead of
undefined. The behavior reflects
a proposed specification change.
|
50
14-50
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No
|
24
From version 78, returns a promise instead of
undefined. The behavior reflects
a proposed specification change.
15-25
|
10.1
|
37
From version 92, returns a promise instead of
undefined. The behavior reflects
a proposed specification change.
≤37-38
|
37
From version 92, returns a promise instead of
undefined. The behavior reflects
a proposed specification change.
25-38
|
50
14-50
|
24
From version 65, returns a promise instead of
undefined. The behavior reflects
a proposed specification change.
14-25
|
No
|
3.0
From version 16, returns a promise instead of
undefined. The behavior reflects
a proposed specification change.
1.5-3.0
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/requestPointerLock
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| Last Updated | 2022-04-27T09:33:08Z |