GlobalEventHandlers.ontouchstart

Experimental

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The ontouchstart property of the GlobalEventHandlers mixin is an EventHandler that processes touchstart events.

Note: This attribute has not been formally standardized. It is specified in the Touch Events – Level 2 Draft specification and not in Touch Events Recommendation. This attribute is not widely implemented.

Syntax

var startHandler = someElement.ontouchstart;

Return value

startHandler
The touchstart event handler for element someElement.

Example

This example shows two ways to use ontouchstart to set an element's touchstart event handler.

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

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

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Touch Events – Level 2 Draft Non-stable version.

Browser compatibility

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See also