Document: createTouch() method

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The Document.createTouch() method creates and returns a new {{DOMxRef("Touch")}} object.

[!NOTE] Use the {{domxref("TouchEvent.TouchEvent", "TouchEvent()")}} constructor.

Syntax

createTouch(view, target, identifier, pageX, pageY, screenX, screenY)

Parameters

[!NOTE] All parameters are optional.

• view
  • : The {{DOMxRef("window")}} in which the touch occurred.
• target
  • : The {{DOMxRef("EventTarget")}} for the touch.
• identifier
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.identifier")}}.
• pageX
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.pageX")}}.
• pageY
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.pageY")}}.
• screenX
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.screenX")}}.
• screenY
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.screenY")}}.

[!NOTE] Previous versions of this method included the following additional parameters but those parameters are not included in either of the standards listed below. Consequently, these parameters should be considered deprecated and not used.

• clientX
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.clientX")}}.
• clientY
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.clientY")}}.
• radiusX
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.radiusX")}}.
• radiusY
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.radiusY")}}.
• rotationAngle
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.rotationAngle")}}.
• force
  • : The value for {{DOMxRef("Touch.force")}}.

Return value

A {{DOMxRef("Touch")}} object configured as described by the input parameters.

Examples

This example illustrates using the Document.createTouch() method to create {{DOMxRef("Touch")}} objects.

In following code snippet, two {{DOMxRef("Touch")}} objects are created for the target element.

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

const touch1 = document.createTouch(window, target, 1, 15, 20, 35, 40);
const touch2 = document.createTouch(window, target, 2, 25, 30, 45, 50);

Specifications

This feature is not part of any current specification. It is no longer on track to become a standard.

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• Touch events
• {{DOMxRef("TouchList")}}
• {{DOMxRef("Touch")}}
• {{DOMxRef("Document.createTouchList()")}}