When to use on-click or on-tap w/ Polymer?

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I've researched a lot but still haven't found a good answer. When should I use on-click and when on-tap, specifically w/ Polymer?

This guide focuses on programmatic event listeners, so isn't helpful in that regard:

https://www.polymer-project.org/docs/polymer/touch.html

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 15 '14 at 18:01

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Use on-tap all the time, because the semantics of on-tap are better aligned with mobile devices than on-click.

For example, on-click does not fire if another finger is touching the screen, or if the element directly under the finger does not have a mouse handler. There are also some complications with getting on-click to work while you are scrolling. Use on-tap unless there is a compelling reason not to.

answered Oct 15 '14 at 18:01

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note in polymer 2.0, "The tap event is included in the gesture event mixin for backwards compatibility, but it's no longer required in modern mobile browsers", see [here](https://www.polymer-project.org/2.0/docs/devguide/gesture-events) – Markus Apr 04 '18 at 07:50

burak · Answer 2 · 2021-12-01T16:40:21.687

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In Polymer 2 documentation and Polymer 3 documentation, using on-click event is suggested. on-tap is legacy.

edited Dec 01 '21 at 16:40

answered Jul 26 '18 at 15:29

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The warning is now also on the Polymer 3 documentation. – schlm3 Sep 10 '20 at 15:46

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 10 '20 at 15:51

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You should not use the legacy on-tap anymore since this is deprecated in Polymer 2 and 3. See https://polymer-library.polymer-project.org/3.0/docs/devguide/gesture-events

answered Sep 10 '20 at 15:51

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When to use on-click or on-tap w/ Polymer?

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