JavaScript element.requestPointerLock() Method

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JavaScript element.requestPointerLock() Method

The element.requestPointerLock() method locks the mouse pointer on the specific element.

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

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>Focus the input to lock your pointer.</p> <input onfocus="myFunction()" type="text"> <script> var elem = document.getElementsByTagName("input")[0]; function myFunction(){ if(document.pointerLockElement == null) elem.requestPointerLock(); } </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

element.requestPointerLock()

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