The pointerlockchange event is fired when the pointer is locked/unlocked.
| Bubbles | Yes |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | Event |
| Event handler property | onpointerlockchange |
Examples
Using addEventListener():
document.addEventListener('pointerlockchange', (event) => {
console.log('Pointer lock changed');
});
Using the onpointerlockchange event handler property:
document.onpointerlockchange = (event) => {
console.log('Pointer lock changed');
};
Specifications
| Specification | Status |
|---|---|
| Pointer Lock | Candidate Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pointerlockchange event | Chrome
Full support
45
| Edge ? | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android
Full support
45
| Chrome Android
Full support
45
| Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.