Web/API/InputDeviceCapabilities

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The InputDeviceCapabilities interface of the Input Device Capabilities API provides information about the physical device or a group of related devices responsible for generating input events. Events caused by the same physical input device get the same instance of this object, but the converse isn't true. For example, two mice with the same capabilities in a system may appear as a single InputDeviceCapabilities instance.

In some instances, InputDeviceCapabilities represents the capabilities of logical devices rather than physical devices. This allows, for example, touchscreen keyboards and physical keyboards to be represented the same way when they produce the same input.

Constructors

InputDeviceCapabilities.InputDeviceCapabilities()

Creates an InputDeviceCapabilities object.

Properties

InputDeviceCapabilities.firesTouchEventsRead only

A Boolean that indicates whether the device dispatches touch events.

Methods

None.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
InputDeviceCapabilitiesThe definition of 'sourceCapabilities' in that specification.	Draft	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
InputDeviceCapabilities Non-standard'	Chrome Full support 47	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox ?	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 47	Chrome Android Full support 47	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
InputDeviceCapabilities() constructor Non-standard'	Chrome Full support 47	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox ?	IE No support No	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 47	Chrome Android Full support 47	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
firesTouchEvents Non-standard'	Chrome Full support 47	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox ?	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 47	Chrome Android Full support 47	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

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Compatibility unknown  

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Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

InputDeviceCapabilities by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.