Document: createTouch() method

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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 Touch.identifier.
pageX: The value for Touch.pageX.
pageY: The value for Touch.pageY.
screenX: The value for Touch.screenX.
screenY: The value for Touch.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 Touch.clientX.
clientY: The value for Touch.clientY.
radiusX: The value for Touch.radiusX.
radiusY: The value for Touch.radiusY.
rotationAngle: The value for Touch.rotationAngle.
force: The value for Touch.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);