Web/API/TouchEvent/TouchEvent

The TouchEvent() constructor creates a new TouchEvent.

Syntax

 event = new TouchEvent(typeArg, touchEventInit);

Values

typeArg

Is a DOMString representing the name of the event.

touchEventInit Optional

Is a TouchEventInit dictionary, having the following fields:

• "touches", optional and defaulting to [], of type Touch[], that is a list of objects for every point of contact currently touching the surface.
• "targetTouches", optional and defaulting to [], of type Touch[], that is a list of objects for every point of contact that is touching the surface and started on the element that is the target of the current event.
• "changedTouches", optional and defaulting to [], of type Touch[], that is a list of objects for every point of contact which contributed to the event.
• "ctrlKey", optional and defaulting to false, of type Boolean, that indicates if the ctrl key was simultaneously pressed.
• "shiftKey", optional and defaulting to false, of type Boolean, that indicates if the shift key was simultaneously pressed.
• "altKey", optional and defaulting to false, of type Boolean, that indicates if the alt key was simultaneously pressed.
• "metaKey", optional and defaulting to false, of type Boolean, that indicates if the meta key was simultaneously pressed.

The TouchEventInit dictionary also accepts fields from UIEventInit and from EventInit dictionaries.

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
TouchEvent() constructor	Chrome Full support 48 Notes' Full support 48 Notes' Notes' Chrome only supports the following touchEventInit properties: touches, targetTouches, changedTouches.	Edge Full support ≤79 Notes' Full support ≤79 Notes' Notes' Edge only supports the following touchEventInit properties: touches, targetTouches, changedTouches.	Firefox ?	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 48 Notes' Full support 48 Notes' Notes' Chrome only supports the following touchEventInit properties: touches, targetTouches, changedTouches.	Chrome Android Full support 48 Notes' Full support 48 Notes' Notes' Chrome only supports the following touchEventInit properties: touches, targetTouches, changedTouches.	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support 3.2	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 Notes' Full support 5.0 Notes' Notes' Samsung Internet only supports the following touchEventInit properties: touches, targetTouches, changedTouches.

Legend

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Compatibility unknown  

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See implementation notes.'

See implementation notes.

See also

• TouchEvent, the interface of the objects it constructs.

TouchEvent() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.