Document: pointerlockerror event

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• Syntax
• Event type
• Examples
• Specifications
• Browser compatibility
• See also

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{{APIRef("Pointer Lock API")}}

The pointerlockerror event is fired when locking the pointer failed (for technical reasons or because the permission was denied).

This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in {{domxref("EventTarget/addEventListener", "addEventListener()")}}:

addEventListener("pointerlockerror", (event) => { })

Alternatively, assign to the event handler property of the interface:

onpointerlockerror = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic {{domxref("Event")}}.

Examples

Using addEventListener():

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

document.addEventListener("pointerlockerror", (event) => {
  console.log("Error locking pointer");
});

Using the onpointerlockerror event handler property (but note that this replaces other event listeners added using onpointerlockerror, if any):

document.onpointerlockerror = (event) => {
  console.log("Error locking pointer");
};

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• Using Pointer Lock API