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---
title: Handle user input change
type: snippet
tags: [browser,event]
cover: digital-nomad-12
dateModified: 2020-10-21T21:54:53+03:00
---
Runs the callback whenever the user input type changes (`mouse` or `touch`).
- Use two event listeners.
- Assume `mouse` input initially and bind a `'touchstart'` event listener to the document.
- On `'touchstart'`, add a `'mousemove'` event listener to listen for two consecutive `'mousemove'` events firing within 20ms, using `performance.now()`.
- Run the callback with the input type as an argument in either of these situations.
```js
const onUserInputChange = callback => {
let type = 'mouse',
lastTime = 0;
const mousemoveHandler = () => {
const now = performance.now();
if (now - lastTime < 20)
(type = 'mouse'),
callback(type),
document.removeEventListener('mousemove', mousemoveHandler);
lastTime = now;
};
document.addEventListener('touchstart', () => {
if (type === 'touch') return;
(type = 'touch'),
callback(type),
document.addEventListener('mousemove', mousemoveHandler);
});
};
```
```js
onUserInputChange(type => {
console.log('The user is now using', type, 'as an input method.');
});
```