PointerEvent.tiltY
The tiltY
read-only property of the
PointerEvent
interface is the angle (in degrees) between the X-Z
plane of the pointer and the screen. This property is typically only useful for a
pen/stylus pointer type.
For an illustration of this property, see Figure 3 in the specification.
Syntax
var tiltY = pointerEvent.tiltY;
Return value
tiltY
-
The angle in degrees between the X-Z plane of the pointer (stylus) and the screen. The range of values is
-90
to90
, inclusive, where a positive value is a tilt towards the user. For devices that do not support this property, the value is0
.
Example
This example illustrates simple accessing of the
tiltX
and tiltY
properties.
someElement.addEventListener("pointerdown", function(event) {
process_tilt(event.tiltX, event.tiltY);
}, false);
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Pointer Events # dom-pointerevent-tilty |
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