is-touch-device

What is is-touch-device?

The is-touch-device npm package is a simple utility to detect if the current device supports touch events. This can be useful for tailoring user experiences based on whether the user is on a touch-enabled device or not.

What are is-touch-device's main functionalities?

Detect if the device is touch-enabled

This feature allows you to check if the current device supports touch events. The code sample demonstrates how to use the is-touch-device package to log a message indicating whether the device is touch-enabled.

const isTouchDevice = require('is-touch-device');

if (isTouchDevice()) {
  console.log('This is a touch device');
} else {
  console.log('This is not a touch device');
}

Other packages similar to is-touch-device

detect-touch

The detect-touch package provides similar functionality to is-touch-device by allowing you to detect if the current device supports touch events. It offers a straightforward API for checking touch support, making it a good alternative.

is-touch

The is-touch package is another alternative that helps in detecting touch capabilities of a device. It provides a simple method to determine if the device is touch-enabled, similar to is-touch-device.

README

is-touch-device

Is the current JS environment a touch device?

Usage

var isTouchDevice = require('is-touch-device');
var assert = require('assert');

assert.equal(typeof isTouchDevice(), 'boolean');