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GestureEvent

Non-standard: This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The GestureEvent is a proprietary interface specific to WebKit which gives information regarding multi-touch gestures. Events using this interface include gesturestart, gesturechange, and gestureend.

Instance properties

This interface also inherits properties of its parents, UIEvent and Event.

GestureEvent.rotation Read only Non-standard

Change in rotation (in degrees) since the event's beginning. Positive values indicate clockwise rotation; negative values indicate counterclockwise rotation. Initial value: 0.0.

GestureEvent.scale Read only Non-standard

Distance between two digits since the event's beginning. Expressed as a floating-point multiple of the initial distance between the digits at the beginning of the gesture. Values below 1.0 indicate an inward pinch (zoom out). Values above 1.0 indicate an outward unpinch (zoom in). Initial value: 1.0.

Instance methods

This interface also inherits methods of its parents, UIEvent and Event.

GestureEvent.initGestureEvent() Non-standard

Initializes the value of an GestureEvent. If the event has already been dispatched, this method does nothing.

Gesture event types

Specifications

Not part of any specification. Apple has a description at the Safari Developer Library.

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
GestureEvent No No No No No 9 No No No No 2 No
altKey No No No No No 9 No No No No 9 No
clientX No No No No No 9 No No No No 2 No
clientY No No No No No 9 No No No No 2 No
ctrlKey No No No No No 9 No No No No 9 No
initGestureEvent No No No No No 9 No No No No 2 No
metaKey No No No No No 9 No No No No 9 No
rotation No No No No No 9 No No No No 2 No
scale No No No No No 9 No No No No 2 No
screenX No No No No No 9 No No No No 2 No
screenY No No No No No 9 No No No No 2 No
shiftKey No No No No No 9 No No No No 9 No
target No No No No No 9 No No No No 9 No

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/GestureEvent