This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The InputDeviceCapabilities
interface of the Input Device Capabilities API provides information about the physical device or a group of related devices responsible for generating input events. Events caused by the same physical input device get the same instance of this object, but the converse isn't true. For example, two mice with the same capabilities in a system may appear as a single InputDeviceCapabilities
instance.
In some instances, InputDeviceCapabilities
represents the capabilities of logical devices rather than physical devices. This allows, for example, touchscreen keyboards and physical keyboards to be represented the same way when they produce the same input.
Constructors
InputDeviceCapabilities.InputDeviceCapabilities()
- Creates an
InputDeviceCapabilities
object.
Properties
InputDeviceCapabilities.firesTouchEvents
Read only- A
Boolean
that indicates whether the device dispatches touch events.
Methods
None.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
InputDeviceCapabilities The definition of 'sourceCapabilities' in that specification. |
Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
InputDeviceCapabilities | Chrome Full support 47 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 47 | Chrome Android Full support 47 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 |
InputDeviceCapabilities() constructor | Chrome Full support 47 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 47 | Chrome Android Full support 47 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 |
firesTouchEvents | Chrome Full support 47 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 47 | Chrome Android Full support 47 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.