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button property
Indicates which pointer device button has changed.
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Property values
Type: number
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Mouse move with no buttons pressed(PointerEvent only)
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- Left mouse button press, or
- Touch contact (PointerEvent only), or
- Pen contact (PointerEvent only)
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Middle mouse button press
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- Right mouse button press, or
- Pen contact with barrel button pressed (PointerEvent only)
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X1 (back) mouse button press (PointerEvent only)
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X2 (forward) mouse button press (PointerEvent only)
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Pen contact with eraser button pressed (PointerEvent only)
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