PointerEvent()

The PointerEvent() constructor creates a new synthetic and untrusted PointerEvent object instance.

Syntax

new PointerEvent(type, PointerEventInit);

Arguments

type

Is a DOMString representing the name of the event (see PointerEvent event types).

PointerEventInit Optional

Is a PointerEventInit dictionary, having the following fields:

pointerId — optional long, defaulting to 0, sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.pointerId.
width — optional double, defaulting to 1, sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.width.
height — optional double, defaulting to 1, sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.height.
pressure — optional float, defaulting to 0, sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.pressure.
tangentialPressure — optional float, defaulting to 0, sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.tangentialPressure.
tiltX — optional long, defaulting to 0, sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.tiltX.
tiltY — optional long, defaulting to 0, sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.tiltY.
twist — optional long, defaulting to 0, sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.twist.
pointerType — optional DOMString, defaulting to "" sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.pointerType.
isPrimary — optional boolean value, defaulting to false sets the value of the instance's PointerEvent.isPrimary.

Note: The PointerEventInit dictionary also accepts fields from the MouseEvent, UIEventInit and EventInit dictionaries.

Examples

var moveEvent = new PointerEvent("pointermove");

var downEvent = new PointerEvent("pointerdown",
   {pointerId: 1,
    bubbles: true,
    cancelable: true,
    pointerType: "touch",
    width: 100,
    height: 100,
    isPrimary: true
   });

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`PointerEvent`	55	12	59	11 10 See MSDN Pointer events updates.	42	13	55	55	79	42	13	6.0

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