Check to see if a HTML button is released

Question

So I want to be able to tell when a html button is no longer clicked/touched so I can change a boolean from true to false.

<input id="clickMe" type="button" value="Click to start." onclick="playIt();" />

I way to see if it's currently still pressed would work as well.

Check `mouseup` or `keyup` events and bind the events that you need. — Sachin, Apr 22 '16 at 00:50
@Sachin Does mouseup still work when a button is released on mobile? — MickDom, Apr 22 '16 at 00:57
I have not used it but seems like there is `touchstart` and `touchend` events that you can bind your functions to. Check this out http://stackoverflow.com/a/3303834/2860358 — Sachin, Apr 22 '16 at 01:00

statosdotcom · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-22T11:56:16.840

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Just add an onmouseup to your button:

<input id="clickMe" type="button" value="Click to start." onmouseup="playIt();">

edited Apr 22 '16 at 11:56

answered Apr 22 '16 at 01:05

statosdotcom

Thanks, worked easy enough and if it doesn't work on some mobile devices I'll just have to do the same for touchstart and touchend. – MickDom Apr 22 '16 at 01:22
I think this will do on any browser, cause it's been part of HTML specification for a long time. Thank you for your return. – statosdotcom Apr 22 '16 at 01:28

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