Document.createTouch()

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.

Note: Before Gecko 25.0, this method was defined on the DocumentTouch mixin.

The Document.createTouch() method creates and returns a new Touch object.

Syntax

var touch = DocumentTouch.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.

Example

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.

var target = document.getElementById("target");

var touch1 = document.createTouch(window, target, 1, 15, 20, 35, 40);
var touch2 = document.createTouch(window, target, 2, 25, 30, 45, 50);

Specifications

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See also