The twist read-only property of the PointerEvent interface represents the clockwise rotation of the transducer (e.g. pen stylus) around its major axis in degrees, with a value in the range 0 to 359.
For devices that do not report twist, the value MUST be 0.
var twist = pointerEvent.twist;
A long value representing the amount of twist applied to the pointer.
When a pointerdown event is fired, different functions are called depending on the value of the event's twist property.
someElement.addEventListener('pointerdown', function(ev) {
if (ev.twist == 0) {
// No twist
process_no_twist(ev);
} else {
// Default
process_twist(ev);
}
}, false);
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Pointer Events – Level 2 The definition of 'twist' in that specification. | Editor's Draft |
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 58 | No |
No 541 |
No | 45 | No |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | IE mobile | Opera Android | iOS Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 58 | 58 | No |
No 541 |
No | 45 | No |
1. From version 54: this feature is behind the dom.w3c_pointer_events.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
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