The touchmove event is fired when a touch point is moved along the touch surface.
General info
- Specification
- Touch Events
- Interface
TouchEvent- Bubbles
- Yes
- Cancelable
- Yes
- Target
- Document, Element
- Default Action
- undefined
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
target Read only |
EventTarget |
The event target (the topmost target in the DOM tree). |
type Read only |
DOMString |
The type of event. |
bubbles Read only |
boolean |
Does the event normally bubble? |
cancelable Read only |
boolean |
Is it possible to cancel the event? |
view Read only |
WindowProxy |
document.defaultView (window of the document) |
detail Read only |
long (float) |
0. |
touches Read only |
TouchList | A list of Touches for every point of contact currently touching the surface. |
targetTouches Read only |
TouchList | A list of Touches for every point of contact that is touching the surface and started on the element that is the target of the current event. |
changedTouches Read only |
TouchList |
A list of Touches for every point of contact which contributed to the event.For the touchstart event this must be a list of the touch points that just became active with the current event. For the touchmove event this must be a list of the touch points that have moved since the last event. For the touchend and touchcancel events this must be a list of the touch points that have just been removed from the surface. |
ctrlKey Read only |
boolean | true if the control key was down when the event was fired. false otherwise. |
shiftKey Read only |
boolean | true if the shift key was down when the event was fired. false otherwise. |
altKey Read only |
boolean | true if the alt key was down when the event was fired. false otherwise. |
metaKey Read only |
boolean | true if the meta key was down when the event was fired. false otherwise. |
Examples
Code samples for those events are available on the dedicated page: Touch events.
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 22.0 | 18.0 (18.0) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | 6.0 (6.0) | (Yes) | 11 | (Yes) | (Yes) |