Element: pointerrawupdate event

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The pointerrawupdate event is fired when a pointer changes any properties that don't fire pointerdown or pointerup events. See pointermove for a list of these properties.

The pointerrawupdate event may have coalesced events if there is already another pointerrawupdate event with the same pointer ID that hasn't been dispatched in the event loop. For information on coalesced events, see the PointerEvent.getCoalescedEvents() documentation.

pointerrawupdate is intended for applications that require high-precision input handling and cannot achieve smooth interaction using coalesced pointermove events alone. However, because listening to pointerrawupdate events can affect performance, you should add these listeners only if your JavaScript needs high-frequency events and can handle them as quickly as they are dispatched. For most use cases, other pointer event types should suffice.

This event bubbles and is composed, but is not cancelable and has no default action.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("pointerrawupdate", (event) => { })

onpointerrawupdate = (event) => { }

Event type

A PointerEvent. Inherits from Event.

Event UIEvent MouseEvent PointerEvent

Example

addEventListener("pointerrawupdate", (event) => {
  if (event.getCoalescedEvents && event.getCoalescedEvents().length > 1) {
    console.log("Coalesced events:", event.getCoalescedEvents().length);
    for (let coalescedEvent of event.getCoalescedEvents()) {
      // Do something with the coalesced events.
    }
  } else {
    // Do something with the event.
    console.log("Raw event", event);
  }
});