A global event handler for the touchmove event.
This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Note: This attribute has not been formally standardized. It is specified in the Touch Events – Level 2 Editor's Draft specification and not in Touch Events Recommendation. This attribute is not widely implemented.
Syntax
var moveHandler = someElement.ontouchmove;
Return value
moveHandler- The touchmove event handler for element
someElement.
Example
This example shows two ways to use ontouchmove to set an element's touchmove event handler.
<html>
<script>
function moveTouch(ev) {
// Process the event
}
function init() {
var el=document.getElementById("target1");
el.ontouchmove = moveTouch;
}
<body onload="init();">
<div id="target1"> Touch me ... </div>
<div id="target2" ontouchmove="moveTouch(event)"> Touch me ... </div>
</body>
</html>
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Touch Events – Level 2 | Editor's Draft | Non-stable version. |
Browser compatibility
We're converting our compatibility data into a machine-readable JSON format. This compatibility table still uses the old format, because we haven't yet converted the data it contains. Find out how you can help!
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 18.0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | (Yes) | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |