Summary
Returns the Element
(EventTarget
) on which the touch contact started when it was first placed on the surface, even if the touch point has since moved outside the interactive area of that element or even been removed from the document. Note that if the target element is removed from the document, events will still be targeted at it, and hence won't necessarily bubble up to the window or document anymore. If there is any risk of an element being removed while it is being touched, the best practice is to attach the touch listeners directly to the target.
Syntax
var el = touchPoint.target;
Return value
el
- The target element of the
Touch
object.
Example
This example illustrates how to access the Touch
object's Touch.target
property. The Touch.target
property is an Element
(EventTarget
) on which a touch point is started when contact is first placed on the surface.
In following simple code snippet, we assume the user initiates one or more touch contacts on the source
element. When the touchstart
event handler for this element is invoked, each touch point's Touch.target
property is accessed via the event's TouchEvent.targetTouches
list.
// Register a touchmove listener for the 'source' element var src = document.getElementById("source"); src.addEventListener('touchstart', function(e) { // Iterate through the touch points that were activiated // for this element. for (var i=0; i < e.targetTouches.length; i++) { console.log("touchpoint[" + i + "].target = " + e.targetTouches[i].target); } }, false);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Touch Events – Level 2 | Draft | Non-stable version. |
Touch Events | Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
target | Chrome Full support 22 | Edge Full support ≤18 | Firefox
Full support
52
| IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 6 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.