What's the best way to detect a 'touch screen' device using JavaScript?

Question

I\'ve written a jQuery plug-in that\'s for use on both desktop and mobile devices. I wondered if there is a way with JavaScript to detect if the device has touch screen capa

Answer 1

I think the best method is:

var isTouchDevice =
    (('ontouchstart' in window) ||
    (navigator.maxTouchPoints > 0) ||
    (navigator.msMaxTouchPoints > 0));
if(!isTouchDevice){
    /* Code for touch device /*
}else{
    /* Code for non touch device */
}