Document.createTouchList()

Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

Note: Before Gecko 25.0, this method was defined on the DocumentTouch mixin.

The Document.createTouchList() method creates and returns a new TouchList object.

Syntax

var list = DocumentTouch.createTouchList([touch1 [, touch2 [, ...]]]);

Parameters

touches
Zero or more Touch objects. Note: Firefox also accepts an array of Touch objects.

Return value

list
A TouchList object containing the Touch objects specified by the touches parameter.

Example

This example illustrates using the Document.createTouchList() method to create TouchList objects.

In following code snippet, some Touch objects are created for the target element and those touch points are then used to create some TouchList objects.

var target = document.getElementById("target");

// Create some touch points
var touch1 = document.createTouch(window, target, 1, 15, 20, 35, 40);
var touch2 = document.createTouch(window, target, 2, 25, 30, 45, 50);

// Create an empty TouchList objects
var list0 = document.createTouchList();

// Create a TouchList with only one Touch object
var list1 = document.createTouchList(touch1);

// Create a list with two Touch objects
var list2 = document.createTouchList(touch1, touch2);

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Touch Events
The definition of 'Document.createTouchList()' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
createTouchList
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support 22 — 69Edge No support NoFirefox No support 18 — 67IE No support NoOpera No support ? — 56Safari No support NoWebView Android No support ? — 69Chrome Android No support 25 — 69Firefox Android Full support 6Opera Android No support ? — 48Safari iOS Full support YesSamsung Internet Android No support 1.5 — 10.0

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also