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usePointer

Reactive pointer state.

Basic Usage

import { usePointer } from '@vueuse/core';

const { x, y, pressure, pointerType } = usePointer();

Component Usage

By default, the component will track the pointer on window

<template>
  <UsePointer v-slot="{ x, y }"> x: {{ x }} y: {{ y }} </UsePointer>
</template>

To track local position in the element, set target="self":

<template>
  <UsePointer v-slot="{ x, y }" target="self"> x: {{ x }} y: {{ y }} </UsePointer>
</template>

Type Declarations

export interface UsePointerState extends Position {
  pressure: number;
  pointerId: number;
  tiltX: number;
  tiltY: number;
  width: number;
  height: number;
  twist: number;
  pointerType: PointerType | null;
}
export interface UsePointerOptions extends ConfigurableWindow {
  /**
   * Pointer types that listen to.
   *
   * @default ['mouse', 'touch', 'pen']
   */
  pointerTypes?: PointerType[];
  /**
   * Initial values
   */
  initialValue?: MaybeRef<Partial<UsePointerState>>;
  /**
   * @default window
   */
  target?: MaybeRef<EventTarget | null | undefined> | Document | Window;
}
/**
 * Reactive pointer state.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/usePointer
 * @param options
 */
export declare function usePointer(options?: UsePointerOptions): {
  isInside: ShallowRef<boolean, boolean>;
  pressure: Ref<number, number>;
  pointerId: Ref<number, number>;
  tiltX: Ref<number, number>;
  tiltY: Ref<number, number>;
  width: Ref<number, number>;
  height: Ref<number, number>;
  twist: Ref<number, number>;
  pointerType: Ref<PointerType | null, PointerType | null>;
  x: Ref<number, number>;
  y: Ref<number, number>;
};
export type UsePointerReturn = ReturnType<typeof usePointer>;