JavaScript element.hasPointerCapture() Method

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JavaScript element.hasPointerCapture() Method

The element.hasPointerCapture() method returns a Boolean value indicates whether the element does have pointer capture or not.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onpointerdown="pointDown(event)" onpointerup="pointerUp(event);">Press Me</button> <p id="point"></p> <script> var x = document.getElementById("point"); var elem = document.getElementsByTagName("button")[0]; function pointDown(e){ elem.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId); check(e); } function pointerUp(e){ elem.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId); check(e); } function check(e){ if(elem.hasPointerCapture(e.pointerId)) x.innerHTML = "Your mouse pointer is captured"; else x.innerHTML = "Your mouse pointer is released"; } </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

element.hasPointerCapture(pointerId)

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
pointerIdRequiredThe pointerId of a PointerEvent object.

Return Values

ValueExplanation
trueIf the element does have pointer capture.
falseIf the element does not have pointer capture.

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