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GlobalEventHandlers.onpointerover

A global event handler for the pointerover event.

Syntax

var overHandler = targetElement.onpointerover;

Return value

overHandler
The pointerover event handler for element targetElement.

Example

This example shows two ways to use onpointerover to set an element's pointerover event handler.

<html>
<script>
function overHandler(ev) {
 // Process the pointerover event
}
function init() {
 var el=document.getElementById("target1");
 el.onpointerover = overHandler;
}
</script>
<body onload="init();">
<div id="target1"> Touch me ... </div>
<div id="target2" onpointerover="overHandler(event)"> Touch me ... </div>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 55.0 (Yes) (Yes) 10 42 No support
Feature Android Android Webview Edge Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome for Android
Basic support No support 55.0 (Yes) No support No support 10 42 No support 55.0

See also

© 2005–2018 Mozilla Developer Network and individual contributors.
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/GlobalEventHandlers/onpointerover