Document: createTouchList() method

Deprecated

Avoid using this feature in new projects. This feature may be a candidate for removal from web standards or browsers.

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

The Document.createTouchList() method creates and returns a new TouchList object.

Syntax

js
createTouchList(touch1)
createTouchList(touch1, touch2)
createTouchList(touch1, touch2, /* …, */ touchN)

Parameters

touch1, …, touchN

Zero or more Touch objects. Firefox also accepts an array of Touch objects.

Return value

A TouchList object containing the Touch objects specified by the touches parameter.

Examples

This example illustrates using the Document.createTouchList() method to create TouchList objects.

In following code snippet, some Touch objects are created for the target element and those touch points are then used to create some TouchList objects.

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

// Create some touch points
const touch1 = document.createTouch(window, target, 1, 15, 20, 35, 40);
const touch2 = document.createTouch(window, target, 2, 25, 30, 45, 50);

// Create an empty TouchList objects
const list0 = document.createTouchList();

// Create a TouchList with only one Touch object
const list1 = document.createTouchList(touch1);

// Create a list with two Touch objects
const list2 = document.createTouchList(touch1, touch2);

Specifications

This feature is not part of any current specification. It is no longer on track to become a standard.

Browser compatibility

See also