MSGestureEvent object

Provides contextual information associated with gesture events.

Syntax


 element.addEventListener(MSGestureEvent, callbackfunction, false);

Event

MSGestureEvent

MSGestureEvent

The MSGestureEvent object has these types of members:

The MSGestureEvent object has these events.

Event	Description
MSGestureChange	Triggered when the finger positions associated with the interaction moves on the screen. It will also be triggered during inertia processing.
MSGestureEnd	This event fires when all associated contacts are removed from the surface, and any inertia related movements have stopped..
MSGestureHold	Fires when the user touches a surface and holds the position for an extended period of time.
MSGestureStart	Triggered when the screen is touched on a location over this element.
MSGestureTap	Triggers when user interaction of a touch, mouse click, or pen tap.
MSInertiaStart	Event fires once contact is removed when a move or pan has sufficient speed to continue moving.

The MSGestureEvent object has these methods.

Method	Description
initGestureEvent	Initializes a newly-created gesture event.

The MSGestureEvent object has these properties.

Property	Access type	Description
detail		Gets additional information about an event.
expansion	Read-only	Diameter of the manipulation area from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
gestureObject	Read-only	Returns the MSGesture object for an element.
rotation	Read-only	Clockwise rotation of the cursor around its own major axis expressed as a value in radians from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
scale	Read-only	Scale factor for zoom from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
timeStamp		Gets the time, in milliseconds, when an event occurred.
translationX	Read-only	Translation along x-axis from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
translationY	Read-only	Translation along y-axis from the last MSGestureEvent of the interaction.
velocityAngular	Read-only	Angular velocity in radians.
velocityExpansion	Read-only	Velocity of expanding manipulation area.
velocityX	Read-only	Velocity of movement along x-axis.
velocityY	Read-only	Velocity of movement along y-axis.

The MSGestureEvent applies to single touch events on a surface.

Note For more information about controlling touch behavior and using multi-touch, see Make your site touch-ready.

Note This item described in this topic requires Windows 8.