Pointer Events

E856208

DOM event model W3C specification Web standard

Pointer Events is a web standard that unifies mouse, touch, and pen input handling through a single, consistent event model for web applications.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Pointer Events API	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	DOM event model ⓘ W3C specification ⓘ Web standard ⓘ
aimsTo	unify mouse, touch, and pen input ⓘ
benefit	improves consistency across input devices ⓘ reduces need for separate mouse and touch code paths ⓘ
compatibleWith	CSSOM View Module NERFINISHED ⓘ
defines	coalesced events ⓘ height ⓘ hit testing behavior for pointers ⓘ isPrimary ⓘ pointer capture ⓘ pointerId ⓘ pointerType ⓘ predicted events ⓘ pressure ⓘ tangentialPressure ⓘ tiltX ⓘ tiltY ⓘ twist ⓘ width ⓘ
designedFor	cross-device input handling ⓘ web applications ⓘ
eventType	gotpointercapture ⓘ lostpointercapture ⓘ pointercancel ⓘ pointerdown ⓘ pointerenter ⓘ pointerleave ⓘ pointermove ⓘ pointerout ⓘ pointerover ⓘ pointerup ⓘ
hasVersion	Pointer Events Level 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pointer Events Level 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pointer Events Level 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
isDefinedIn	W3C Pointer Events specification NERFINISHED ⓘ
property	pointerType=mouse ⓘ pointerType=pen ⓘ pointerType=touch ⓘ
provides	unified event model ⓘ
relatedTo	Mouse Events ⓘ Touch Events ⓘ
replaces	Mouse Events in many use cases ⓘ
standardizes	mouse input handling ⓘ pen input handling ⓘ touch input handling ⓘ
status	W3C Recommendation (Level 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ
uses	pointerId property to identify individual pointers ⓘ

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