This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The Element.requestPointerLock()
method allows to asynchronously ask for the pointer to be locked on the given element.
To track the success or failure of the request, it is necessary to listen for the pointerlockchange
and pointerlockerror
events at the Document
level.
Syntax
instanceOfElement.requestPointerLock();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Pointer Lock The definition of 'Element' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Extend the Element interface |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) webkit | (Yes) | (Yes) moz | ? | ? | ? |
Unprefixed support | (Yes) | (Yes) | 50 (50) |
Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? | ? |