HTMLElement: lostpointercapture event

The lostpointercapture event is fired when a captured pointer is released.

Bubbles Yes
Cancelable No
Interface PointerEvent
Event handler property onlostpointercapture

Examples

This example listens for the lostpointercapture event for an element, and captures the pointer for the element on pointerdown. When the user subsequently releases the pointer, the lostpointercapture event will be fired.

const para = document.querySelector('p');

para.addEventListener('lostpointercapture', () => {
  console.log('I\'ve been released!')
});

para.addEventListener('pointerdown', (event) => {
  para.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
});

The same example, but using the onlostpointercapture event handler property:

const para = document.querySelector('p');

para.onlostpointercapture = () => {
  console.log('I\'ve been released!')
};

para.addEventListener('pointerdown', (event) => {
  para.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
});

Specifications

Specification Status
Pointer Events Obsolete

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
lostpointercapture eventChrome Full support 57Edge Full support ≤79Firefox Full support 59IE ? Opera Full support 44Safari ? WebView Android Full support 57Chrome Android Full support 57Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support 43Safari iOS ? Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0

Legend

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Compatibility unknown
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See also