revision:
The hasPointerCapture() method of the Element interface >checks whether the element on which it is invoked has pointer capture for the pointer identified by the given pointer ID.
hasPointerCapture(pointerId)
Parameters:
pointerID : The pointerId of a PointerEvent object.
<html lang="en"> <script> function downHandler(ev) { const el = document.getElementById("target"); // Element 'target' will receive/capture further events el.setPointerCapture(ev.pointerId); // … // Check whether element still has pointer capture let pointerCap = el.hasPointerCapture(ev.pointerId); if (pointerCap) { // We've still got pointer capture } else { // oops, we've lost pointer capture! } } function init() { const el = document.getElementById("target"); el.onpointerdown = downHandler; } </script> <body onload="init();"> <div id="target">Touch this element with a pointer.</div> </body> </html>