Summary
Returns the X coordinate of the touch point relative to the screen, not including any scroll offset.
Syntax
var x = touchItem.screenX;
Return value
x
- The X coordinate of the touch point relative to the screen, not including any scroll offset.
Example
This example illustrates how to access the Touch
object's Touch.screenX
and Touch.screenY
properties. The Touch.screenX
property is the horizontal (x) coordinate of a touch point relative to the screen in CSS pixels. The Touch.screenY
property is the vertical coordinate of a touch point relative to the screen in CSS pixels.
In following simple code snippet, we assume the user initiates multiple touch contacts on an element with an id of source
and then releases contacts with the surface. When the touchstart
event handler is invoked, each touch point's Touch.screenX
and Touch.screenY
coordinates are accessed.
// Register a touchstart listeners for the 'source' element var src = document.getElementById("source"); src.addEventListener('touchstart', function(e) { // Iterate through the touch points and log each screenX/Y coordinate. // The unit of each coordinate is CSS pixels. var i; for (i=0; i < e.touches.length; i++) { console.log("touchpoint[" + i + "].screenX = " + e.touches[i].screenX); console.log("touchpoint[" + i + "].screenY = " + e.touches[i].screenY); } }, false);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Touch Events – Level 2 | Editor's Draft | Non-stable version. |
Touch Events | Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 22.0 | (Yes) | 18.0 (18.0)[1] 52.0 (52.0)[2] |
No support | No support | No support |
Feature | Android | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | 6.0 (6.0) | (Yes) | 11 | (Yes) | (Yes) |
[1] Touch events were implemented in Gecko 18.0, but removed again in 24.0 (Firefox 24.0 / Thunderbird 24.0 / SeaMonkey 2.21) on the desktop version of Firefox due to web compatibility issues (bug 888304).
[2] As of Gecko 52.0, touch events support has been fixed and reenabled in Windows desktop platforms.