The touchcancel event is used to execute a script when the touch event gets interrupted.
It is considered a good practice to include the touchcancel event to clean up the code if the devices interrupt a touch event at different actions.
Supported Tags
- All HTML elements supported by this event.
Supported Tags
Syntax:
object.ontouchcancel = myScript;
Below program illustrates the touchcancel event :
Example-1: Executing a JavaScript when a touch is interrupted.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>touchcancel Event in HTML</title>
<style>
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>touchcancel Event</h2>
<br>
<p ontouchcancel="cancel()">
Touch somewhere in the paragraph while
you do something that will interrupt the event.</p>
<br>
<p id="test"></p>
<script>
function cancel() {
document.getElementById(
"test").innerHTML =
"Touch Cancelled due to interruption";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Before touching the screen:
After touching the screen:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 22 and above
- Firefox 52 and above
- Edge 12 and above
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Last Updated :
13 Jun, 2022
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