The twist
read-only property of the PointerEvent
interface represents the clockwise rotation of the transducer (e.g. pen stylus) around its major axis in degrees, with a value in the range 0 to 359.
For devices that do not report twist
, the value MUST be 0.
Syntax
var twist = pointerEvent.twist;
Value
A long value representing the amount of twist applied to the pointer.
Example
When a pointerdown
event is fired, different functions are called depending on the value of the event's twist
property.
someElement.addEventListener('pointerdown', function(ev) { if (ev.twist == 0) { // No twist process_no_twist(ev); } else { // Default process_twist(ev); } }, false);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Pointer Events – Level 2 The definition of 'twist' in that specification. |
Working Draft |
Browser compatibility
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Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 58 | No | 59 541 | No | 45 | No |
Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 58 | 58 | No | No 541 | 45 | No | 7.0 |
1. From version 54: this feature is behind the dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled
preference (needs to be set to true
). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.