Web/API/MSGestureEvent

Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The MSGestureEvent is a proprietary interface specific to Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge which represents events that occur due to touch gestures. Events using this interface include MSGestureStart, MSGestureEnd, MSGestureTap, MSGestureHold, MSGestureChange, and MSInertiaStart.

MSGestureEvent derives from UIEvent, which in turn derives from Event. Though the MSGestureEvent.initGestureEvent() method is kept for backward compatibility, the creation of an MSGestureEvent object should be done using the MSGestureEvent() constructor.

Constructor

MSGestureEvent()

Creates an MSGestureEvent object.

Properties

This interface also inherits properties of its parents, UIEvent and Event.

MSGestureEvent.expansion Read only

The diameter of the gesture area. For example, the distance between fingers.

MSGestureEvent.gestureObject Read only

Returns the MSGesture object for this gesture event.

MSGestureEvent.rotation Read only

Amount of rotation (in radians) since the previous MSGestureEvent of the current gesture. Positive values indicate clockwise rotation; negative values indicate anticlockwise rotation.

MSGestureEvent.scale Read only

The difference in scale (for zoom gestures) from the previous MSGestureEvent of the current gesture.

MSGestureEvent.translationX Read only

Distance traversed along the X-axis since the previous MSGestureEvent of the current gesture

MSGestureEvent.translationY Read only

Distance traversed along the Y-axis since the previous MSGestureEvent of the current gesture

MSGestureEvent.velocityAngular Read only

Angular velocity. Expressed in radians.

MSGestureEvent.velocityExpansion Read only

The velocity of the expansion of the gesture area.

MSGestureEvent.velocityX Read only

Velocity along the direction of the X-axis.

MSGestureEvent.velocityY Read only

Velocity along the direction of the Y-axis.

Methods

This interface also inherits methods of its parents, UIEvent and Event.

MSGestureEvent.initGestureEvent() '

Initializes the value of an MSGestureEvent. If the event has already being dispatched, this method does nothing. This method is deprecated as of Microsoft Edge.

Gesture event types

• MSGestureStart
• MSGestureEnd
• MSGestureTap
• MSGestureHold
• MSGestureChange
• MSInertiaStart

Specifications

Not part of any specification. Microsoft has a description on MSDN.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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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
MSGestureEvent Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
MSGestureEvent() constructor Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
expansion Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
gestureObject Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
initGestureEvent Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
rotation Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
scale Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
translationX Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
translationY Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
velocityAngular Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
velocityExpansion Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
velocityX Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
velocityY Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 10	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

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

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

See also

• WebKit equivalents:
  • GestureEvent
  • gesturestart
  • gesturechange
  • gestureend

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