pointerlockchange

The pointerlockchange event is fired when the pointer is locked/unlocked.

General info

Specification
Pointer Lock
Interface
Event
Bubbles
Yes
Cancelable
No
Target
Document
Default Action
None

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 Whether the event normally bubbles or not
cancelable Read only Boolean Whether the event is cancellable or not?

Example

// Note that the API may be vendor-prefixed in some browsers
document.addEventListener("pointerlockchange", function( event ) {
    // The target of the event is always the document,
    // but it is possible to retrieve the locked element through the API
    document.pointerLockElement;
});

See also

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