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 {
    altKey: boolean;
    AT_TARGET: 2;
    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 full)

Properties

altKey: boolean
AT_TARGET
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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BUBBLING_PHASE
button: number
buttons: number
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: boolean

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CAPTURING_PHASE
clientX: number
clientY: number
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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ctrlKey: boolean
currentTarget: null | EventTarget

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

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defaultPrevented: boolean

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

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detail: number
eventPhase: number

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

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height: number
isPrimary: boolean
isTrusted: boolean

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

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layerX: number
layerY: number
metaKey: boolean
movementX: number
movementY: number
NONE
offsetX: number
offsetY: number
pageX: number
pageY: number
pointerId: number
pointerType: string
pressure: number
relatedTarget: null | EventTarget
returnValue: boolean

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screenX: number
screenY: number
shiftKey: boolean
srcElement: null | EventTarget

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tangentialPressure: number
target: null | EventTarget

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

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tiltX: number
tiltY: number
timeStamp: number

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

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twist: number
type: string

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

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view: null | Window
which: number

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width: number
x: number
y: number

Methods

  • 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[]

  • Parameters

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

    Returns void

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  • 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

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  • Parameters

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

    Returns void

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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