Document: createTouch() method

The Document.createTouch() method creates and returns a new Touch object.

[!NOTE] Use the TouchEvent() constructor.

Syntax

createTouch(view, target, identifier, pageX, pageY, screenX, screenY)

Parameters

[!NOTE] All parameters are optional.

• view
  • : The window in which the touch occurred.
• target
  • : The EventTarget for the touch.
• identifier
  • : The value for identifier.
• pageX
  • : The value for pageX.
• pageY
  • : The value for pageY.
• screenX
  • : The value for screenX.
• screenY
  • : The value for screenY.

[!NOTE] Previous versions of this method included the following additional parameters but those parameters are not included in either of the standards listed below. Consequently, these parameters should be considered deprecated and not used.

• clientX
  • : The value for clientX.
• clientY
  • : The value for clientY.
• radiusX
  • : The value for radiusX.
• radiusY
  • : The value for radiusY.
• rotationAngle
  • : The value for rotationAngle.
• force
  • : The value for force.

Return value

A Touch object configured as described by the input parameters.

Examples

This example illustrates using the Document.createTouch() method to create Touch objects.

In following code snippet, two Touch objects are created for the target element.

const target = document.getElementById("target");

const touch1 = document.createTouch(window, target, 1, 15, 20, 35, 40);
const touch2 = document.createTouch(window, target, 2, 25, 30, 45, 50);

Specifications

This feature is not part of any current specification. It is no longer on track to become a standard.

Browser compatibility

See also

• Touch events
• TouchList
• Touch
• createTouchList()