This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The exitPointerLock
asynchronously releases a pointer lock previously requested through Element.requestPointerLock
.
To track the success or failure of the request, it is necessary to listen for the pointerlockchange
and pointerlockerror
events.
Syntax
document.exitPointerLock();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Pointer Lock The definition of 'Document' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Extend the Document interface |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) webkit | (Yes) | (Yes) moz | ? | ? | ? |
Unprefixed support | (Yes) | ? | 50 (50) |
Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
See also
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