GlobalEventHandlers.onpointerup

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The onpointerup property of the GlobalEventHandlers mixin is an EventHandler that processes pointerup events.

Syntax

targetElement.onpointerup = upHandler;

var upHandler = targetElement.onpointerup;

Value

upHandler: The pointerup event handler for element targetElement.

Example

This example shows two ways to use onpointerup to set an element's pointerup event handler.

<html>
<script>
function upHandler(ev) {
  // Process the pointerup event
}
function init() {
  let el = document.getElementById('target1');
  el.onpointerup = upHandler;
}
</script>

<body onload="init();">
  <div id="target1"> Touch me ... </div>
  <div id="target2" onpointerup="upHandler(event)"> Touch me ... </div>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Pointer Events – Level 2 The definition of 'onpointerup' in that specification.	Recommendation	Non-stable version
Pointer Events The definition of 'onpointerup' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`onpointerup`	Chrome Full support 55	Edge Full support Yes	Firefox Full support 59 Full support 59 Full support 29 Disabled Disabled From version 29: 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.	IE Full support 11 Full support 11 Full support 10 Alternate Name Alternate Name Uses the non-standard name: `onmspointerup`	Opera ?	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 55	Chrome Android Full support 55	Firefox Android Full support 29 Disabled Full support 29 Disabled Disabled From version 29: 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.	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android ?

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
User must explicitly enable this feature.: User must explicitly enable this feature.
Uses a non-standard name.: Uses a non-standard name.