Web/API/TouchList/item

The item() method returns the Touch object at the specified index in the TouchList.

Syntax

var touchPoint = touchList.item(index);

Parameters

index: The index of the Touch object to retrieve. The index is a number in the range of 0 to one less than the length of the TouchList.

Return value

touchPoint: The requested Touch object from the TouchList. Returns null if the index is not less than the length of the list.

Example

This code example illustrates the use of the TouchList interface's item method and the length property.

target = document.getElementById("target");

target.addEventListener('touchstart', function(ev) {

  // If this touchstart event started on element target, 
  // set touch to the first item in the targetTouches list;
  // otherwise set touch to the first item in the touches list
  var touch;

  if (ev.targetTouches.length >= 1)
     touch = ev.targetTouches.item(0);
  else
     touch = ev.touches.item(0);
}, false);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Touch Events – Level 2	Draft	Non-stable version.
Touch Events	Recommendation	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
`item`	Chrome Full support 18	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 52 Full support 52 No support 18 — 24	IE No support No	Opera Full support 15	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 6	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support

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