The pointerlockerror event is fired when locking the pointer failed (for technical reasons or because the permission was denied).
| Bubbles | Yes |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | Event |
| Event handler property | onpointerlockerror |
Examples
Using addEventListener():
const para = document.querySelector('p');
document.addEventListener('pointerlockerror', (event) => {
console.log('Error locking pointer');
});
Using the onpointerlockerror event handler property:
document.onpointerlockerror = (event) => {
console.log('Error locking pointer');
};
Specifications
| Specification | Status |
|---|---|
| Pointer Lock | Candidate Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pointerlockerror event | Chrome
Full support
45
| Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android
Full support
45
| Chrome Android
Full support
45
| Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android
Full support
5.0
|
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
