Interface PointerEvent

The state of a DOM event produced by a pointer such as the geometry of the contact point, the device type that generated the event, the amount of pressure that was applied on the contact surface, etc.

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interface PointerEvent {
    altitudeAngle: number;
    altKey: boolean;
    AT_TARGET: 2;
    azimuthAngle: number;
    bubbles: boolean;
    BUBBLING_PHASE: 3;
    button: number;
    buttons: number;
    cancelable: boolean;
    cancelBubble: boolean;
    CAPTURING_PHASE: 1;
    clientX: number;
    clientY: number;
    composed: boolean;
    ctrlKey: boolean;
    currentTarget: null | EventTarget;
    defaultPrevented: boolean;
    detail: number;
    eventPhase: number;
    height: number;
    isPrimary: boolean;
    isTrusted: boolean;
    layerX: number;
    layerY: number;
    metaKey: boolean;
    movementX: number;
    movementY: number;
    NONE: 0;
    offsetX: number;
    offsetY: number;
    pageX: number;
    pageY: number;
    pointerId: number;
    pointerType: string;
    pressure: number;
    relatedTarget: null | EventTarget;
    returnValue: boolean;
    screenX: number;
    screenY: number;
    shiftKey: boolean;
    srcElement: null | EventTarget;
    tangentialPressure: number;
    target: null | EventTarget;
    tiltX: number;
    tiltY: number;
    timeStamp: number;
    twist: number;
    type: string;
    view: null | Window;
    which: number;
    width: number;
    x: number;
    y: number;
    composedPath(): EventTarget[];
    getCoalescedEvents(): PointerEvent[];
    getModifierState(keyArg: string): boolean;
    getPredictedEvents(): PointerEvent[];
    initEvent(type: string, bubbles?: boolean, cancelable?: boolean): void;
    initMouseEvent(
        typeArg: string,
        canBubbleArg: boolean,
        cancelableArg: boolean,
        viewArg: Window,
        detailArg: number,
        screenXArg: number,
        screenYArg: number,
        clientXArg: number,
        clientYArg: number,
        ctrlKeyArg: boolean,
        altKeyArg: boolean,
        shiftKeyArg: boolean,
        metaKeyArg: boolean,
        buttonArg: number,
        relatedTargetArg: null | EventTarget,
    ): void;
    initUIEvent(
        typeArg: string,
        bubblesArg?: boolean,
        cancelableArg?: boolean,
        viewArg?: null | Window,
        detailArg?: number,
    ): void;
    preventDefault(): void;
    stopImmediatePropagation(): void;
    stopPropagation(): void;
}

Hierarchy (View Summary)

Properties

altitudeAngle altKey AT_TARGET azimuthAngle bubbles BUBBLING_PHASE button buttons cancelable cancelBubble CAPTURING_PHASE clientX clientY composed ctrlKey currentTarget defaultPrevented detail eventPhase height isPrimary isTrusted layerX layerY metaKey movementX movementY NONE offsetX offsetY pageX pageY pointerId pointerType pressure relatedTarget returnValue screenX screenY shiftKey srcElement tangentialPressure target tiltX tiltY timeStamp twist type view which width x y

Methods

composedPath getCoalescedEvents getModifierState getPredictedEvents initEvent initMouseEvent initUIEvent preventDefault stopImmediatePropagation stopPropagation

Properties

ReadonlyaltitudeAngle

altitudeAngle: number

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ReadonlyaltKey

altKey: boolean

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ReadonlyAT_TARGET

AT_TARGET: 2

ReadonlyazimuthAngle

azimuthAngle: number

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Readonlybubbles

bubbles: boolean

Returns true or false depending on how event was initialized. True if event goes through its target's ancestors in reverse tree order, and false otherwise.

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ReadonlyBUBBLING_PHASE

BUBBLING_PHASE: 3

Readonlybutton

button: number

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Readonlybuttons

buttons: number

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Readonlycancelable

cancelable: boolean

Returns true or false depending on how event was initialized. Its return value does not always carry meaning, but true can indicate that part of the operation during which event was dispatched, can be canceled by invoking the preventDefault() method.

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cancelBubble

cancelBubble: boolean

Deprecated

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ReadonlyCAPTURING_PHASE

CAPTURING_PHASE: 1

ReadonlyclientX

clientX: number

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ReadonlyclientY

clientY: number

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Readonlycomposed

composed: boolean

Returns true or false depending on how event was initialized. True if event invokes listeners past a ShadowRoot node that is the root of its target, and false otherwise.

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ReadonlyctrlKey

ctrlKey: boolean

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ReadonlycurrentTarget

currentTarget: null | EventTarget

Returns the object whose event listener's callback is currently being invoked.

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ReadonlydefaultPrevented

defaultPrevented: boolean

Returns true if preventDefault() was invoked successfully to indicate cancelation, and false otherwise.

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Readonlydetail

detail: number

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ReadonlyeventPhase

eventPhase: number

Returns the event's phase, which is one of NONE, CAPTURING_PHASE, AT_TARGET, and BUBBLING_PHASE.

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Readonlyheight

height: number

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ReadonlyisPrimary

isPrimary: boolean

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ReadonlyisTrusted

isTrusted: boolean

Returns true if event was dispatched by the user agent, and false otherwise.

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ReadonlylayerX

layerX: number

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ReadonlylayerY

layerY: number

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ReadonlymetaKey

metaKey: boolean

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ReadonlymovementX

movementX: number

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ReadonlymovementY

movementY: number

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ReadonlyNONE

NONE: 0

ReadonlyoffsetX

offsetX: number

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ReadonlyoffsetY

offsetY: number

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ReadonlypageX

pageX: number

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ReadonlypageY

pageY: number

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ReadonlypointerId

pointerId: number

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ReadonlypointerType

pointerType: string

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Readonlypressure

pressure: number

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ReadonlyrelatedTarget

relatedTarget: null | EventTarget

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returnValue

returnValue: boolean

Deprecated

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ReadonlyscreenX

screenX: number

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ReadonlyscreenY

screenY: number

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ReadonlyshiftKey

shiftKey: boolean

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ReadonlysrcElement

srcElement: null | EventTarget

Deprecated

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ReadonlytangentialPressure

tangentialPressure: number

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Readonlytarget

target: null | EventTarget

Returns the object to which event is dispatched (its target).

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ReadonlytiltX

tiltX: number

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ReadonlytiltY

tiltY: number

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ReadonlytimeStamp

timeStamp: number

Returns the event's timestamp as the number of milliseconds measured relative to the time origin.

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Readonlytwist

twist: number

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Readonlytype

type: string

Returns the type of event, e.g. "click", "hashchange", or "submit".

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Readonlyview

view: null | Window

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Readonlywhich

which: number

Deprecated

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Readonlywidth

width: number

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Readonlyx

x: number

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Readonlyy

y: number

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Methods

composedPath

  • composedPath(): EventTarget[]

  • Returns the invocation target objects of event's path (objects on which listeners will be invoked), except for any nodes in shadow trees of which the shadow root's mode is "closed" that are not reachable from event's currentTarget.

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    Returns EventTarget[]

getCoalescedEvents

getModifierState

  • getModifierState(keyArg: string): boolean

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    Parameters

    • keyArg: string

    Returns boolean

getPredictedEvents

initEvent

  • initEvent(type: string, bubbles?: boolean, cancelable?: boolean): void

  • Parameters

    • type: string
    • Optionalbubbles: boolean
    • Optionalcancelable: boolean

    Returns void

    Deprecated

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initMouseEvent

  • initMouseEvent(
        typeArg: string,
        canBubbleArg: boolean,
        cancelableArg: boolean,
        viewArg: Window,
        detailArg: number,
        screenXArg: number,
        screenYArg: number,
        clientXArg: number,
        clientYArg: number,
        ctrlKeyArg: boolean,
        altKeyArg: boolean,
        shiftKeyArg: boolean,
        metaKeyArg: boolean,
        buttonArg: number,
        relatedTargetArg: null | EventTarget,
    ): void

  • Parameters

    • typeArg: string
    • canBubbleArg: boolean
    • cancelableArg: boolean
    • viewArg: Window
    • detailArg: number
    • screenXArg: number
    • screenYArg: number
    • clientXArg: number
    • clientYArg: number
    • ctrlKeyArg: boolean
    • altKeyArg: boolean
    • shiftKeyArg: boolean
    • metaKeyArg: boolean
    • buttonArg: number
    • relatedTargetArg: null | EventTarget

    Returns void

    Deprecated

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initUIEvent

  • initUIEvent(
        typeArg: string,
        bubblesArg?: boolean,
        cancelableArg?: boolean,
        viewArg?: null | Window,
        detailArg?: number,
    ): void

  • Parameters

    • typeArg: string
    • OptionalbubblesArg: boolean
    • OptionalcancelableArg: boolean
    • OptionalviewArg: null | Window
    • OptionaldetailArg: number

    Returns void

    Deprecated

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preventDefault

  • preventDefault(): void

  • If invoked when the cancelable attribute value is true, and while executing a listener for the event with passive set to false, signals to the operation that caused event to be dispatched that it needs to be canceled.

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    Returns void

stopImmediatePropagation

  • stopImmediatePropagation(): void

  • Invoking this method prevents event from reaching any registered event listeners after the current one finishes running and, when dispatched in a tree, also prevents event from reaching any other objects.

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    Returns void

stopPropagation

  • stopPropagation(): void

  • When dispatched in a tree, invoking this method prevents event from reaching any objects other than the current object.

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    Returns void

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