JavaScript ontouchstart Event
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JavaScript ontouchstart Event
The ontouchstart event occurs when the user touches an element.
Note: This event works only in touch screen devices.
ontouchstart Event as Attribute
Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2 ontouchstart="myFunction()">Touch me</h2>
<script>
function myFunction(){
alert("You touched");
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
As Attribute
<element ontouchstart = "JavaScript">
As Property
object.ontouchstart = function(){
// code
};
Using Event Listener
object.addEventListener("touchstart" , myScript);
ontouchstart Event as Property
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Touch me</h2>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("h2")[0];
function myFunction(){
alert("You touched");
}
x.ontouchstart = myFunction;
</script>
</body>
</html>
Using addEventListener() Method
Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and below.
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Touch me</h2>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("h2")[0];
function myFunction(){
alert("You touched");
}
x.addEventListener("touchstart", myFunction);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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