How to check browser for touchstart support using JS/jQuery?

Question

In an attempt to follow best practices, we\'re trying to use the proper JavaScript/jQuery events according to what device you are using. For example, we\'re building a mobil

Answer 1

You can detect if the event is supported by:

if ('ontouchstart' in document.documentElement) {
  //...
}

Give a look to this article:

• Detecting event support without browser sniffing

The isEventSupported function published there, is really good at detecting a wide variety of events, and it's cross-browser.