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element.releasePointerCapture

Releases (stops) pointer capture that was previously set for a specific (PointerEvent) pointer.

See the Element.setPointerCapture() method for a description of pointer capture and how to set it for a particular element.

Syntax

targetElement.releasePointerCapture(pointerId);

Arguments

pointerId: The identifier for a pointer event.

Return value

If pointerId does not match any the active pointers, this method returns void and throws a DOMException with the name InvalidPointerId.

Example

<html>
<script>
function downHandler(ev) {
 var el=document.getElementById("target");
 // Element "target" will receive/capture further events
 el.setPointerCapture(ev.pointerId);
}
function cancelHandler(ev) {
 var el=document.getElementById("target");
 // Release the pointer capture
 el.releasePointerCapture(ev.pointerId);
}
function init() {
 var el=document.getElementById("target");
 // Register pointerdown and pointercancel handlers
 el.onpointerdown = downHandler;
 el.onpointercancel = cancelHandler;
}
</script>
<body onload="init();">
<div id="target"> Touch me ... </div>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Pointer Events – Level 2 The definition of 'releasePointerCapture' in that specification.	Working Draft	Non-stable version.
Pointer Events The definition of 'releasePointerCapture' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	55	?	59 59 41 Disabled Disabled From version 41: 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.	11 11 10 Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: ms	42	No

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	55	55	?	No No 41 Disabled Disabled From version 41: 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.	42	No	?