Touch.rotationAngle

Summary

Returns the rotation angle, in degrees, of the contact area ellipse defined by Touch.radiusX and Touch.radiusY. The value may be between 0 and 90. Together, these three values describe an ellipse that approximates the size and shape of the area of contact between the user and the screen. This may be a relatively large ellipse representing the contact between a fingertip and the screen or a small area representing the tip of a stylus, for example.

Note: This attribute has not been formally standardized. It is specified in the Touch Events – Level 2 Editor's Draft specification and not in Touch Events Recommendation. This attribute is not widely implemented.

Syntax

var angle = touchItem.rotationAngle;

Return value

angle
The number of degrees of rotation to apply to the described ellipse to align with the contact area between the user and the touch surface.

Example

The Touch.radiusX example includes an example of this property's usage.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Touch Events – Level 2 Editor's Draft Non-stable version.

Browser Compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 39.0 -webkit
43.0
? ? ? ?
Feature Android Android Webview Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support Not supported 39.0 -webkit
43.0
39.0 -webkit
43.0
? ? ? ? ?

Document Tags and Contributors

 Contributors to this page: AFBarstow, jpmedley, fscholz, jsx, kscarfone, Khodaidad_Basharmand, Sheppy
 Last updated by: AFBarstow,