The item() method returns the Touch object at the specified index in the TouchList.
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TouchList: item() method
Syntax
js
item(index)
Parameters
Return value
-
touchPoint -
The requested
Touchobject from theTouchList. Returnsnullif the index is not less than the length of the list.
Examples
This code example illustrates the use of the TouchList interface's item method and the length property.
js
const target = document.getElementById("target");
target.addEventListener(
"touchstart",
(ev) => {
// If this touchstart event started on element target,
// set touch to the first item in the targetTouches list;
// otherwise set touch to the first item in the touches list
const touch =
ev.targetTouches.length >= 1
? ev.targetTouches.item(0)
: ev.touches.item(0);
},
false,
);
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Touch Events # dom-touchlist-item |
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 | |
item |
18 | ≤18 |
52This interface is only exposed if a touch input device is detected.18–24Removed in bug 888304 due to web compatibility issues. |
No | 15 | No | 4.4 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1.0 |
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