WinJS.UI.Animation.pointerDown function

Performs an animation when a pointer is pressed on an object.

The following video demonstrates the pointer up and down animations:

Syntax

WinJS.UI.Animation.pointerDown(element).done( /* Your success and error handlers */ );

Parameters

• element
  Type: Object

  Element or elements on which the pointer is pressed.

Return value

Type: Promise**

An object that completes when the animation is finished.

Remarks

The element parameter can be expressed in several ways:

• As the special value "undefined", which means that the animation has no such target
• As a single object
• As a JavaScript array (possibly empty), in which each element of the array can be a single element or a JavaScript array of elements.
• As a NodeList (for example, the result of querySelectorAll)
• As an HTMLCollection

Requirements

Minimum WinJS version	WinJS 1.0
Namespace	WinJS.UI.Animation

See also

pointerUp

Animating pointer clicks

Guidelines and checklist for pointer click animations

HTML animation library sample