Document: createTouch() method
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
Non-standard: This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The Document.createTouch()
method creates and returns a new Touch
object.
Note: Use the TouchEvent()
constructor.
Syntax
js
createTouch(view, target, identifier, pageX, pageY, screenX, screenY)
Parameters
Note: All parameters are optional.
view
-
The
window
in which the touch occurred. target
-
The
EventTarget
for the touch. identifier
-
The value for
Touch.identifier
. pageX
-
The value for
Touch.pageX
. pageY
-
The value for
Touch.pageY
. screenX
-
The value for
Touch.screenX
. screenY
-
The value for
Touch.screenY
.
Note: Previous versions of this method included the following additional parameters but those parameters are not included in either of the standards listed below. Consequently, these parameters should be considered deprecated and not used.
clientX
-
The value for
Touch.clientX
. clientY
-
The value for
Touch.clientY
. radiusX
-
The value for
Touch.radiusX
. radiusY
-
The value for
Touch.radiusY
. rotationAngle
-
The value for
Touch.rotationAngle
. force
-
The value for
Touch.force
.
Return value
touch
-
A
Touch
object configured as described by the input parameters.
Examples
This example illustrates using the Document.createTouch()
method to
create Touch
objects.
In following code snippet, two Touch
objects are created for the
target
element.
js
const target = document.getElementById("target");
const touch1 = document.createTouch(window, target, 1, 15, 20, 35, 40);
const touch2 = document.createTouch(window, target, 2, 25, 30, 45, 50);
Specifications
This feature is not part of any current specification. It is no longer on track to become a standard.
Browser compatibility
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