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Document: exitPointerLock() method

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The exitPointerLock() method of the Document interface asynchronously releases a pointer lock previously requested through requestPointerLock.

[!NOTE] While the exitPointerLock() method is called on the document, the requestPointerLock() method is called on an element.

To track the success or failure of the request, it is necessary to listen for the pointerlockchange and pointerlockerror events.

Syntax

exitPointerLock()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also