pointerstart jQuery Event

jQuery.event.special.pointerstart

Cross-platform event raised when pointing/touching has begun. Supported on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and desktop browsers (via mouse events).

Bubbles and can be delegated against.

pointerstart is a low-level event consumed by higher-level gesture events. If attempting handle a user's tap, it's almost always better to handle the explicit tap gesture event in the same way that it's typically better to handle the click event instead of mousedown on the desktop.

Usage

$(element).on('pointerstart', function(e){
    // handle event...
});

Data on the event

• originalEvent: Native event object which was re-interpreted as a pointerstart. (mousedown, touchstart, or mspointerstart)
• pointers: array of Pointer objects, each withpageX and pageY properties