Question

Is it possible to implement “long press” in JavaScript (or jQuery)? How?

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HTML

<a href="" title="">Long press</a>

JavaScript

$("a").mouseup(function(){
  // Clear timeout
  return false;
}).mousedown(function(){
  // Set timeout
  return false; 
});

Answer 1

There is no ‘jQuery’ magic, just JavaScript timers.

var pressTimer;

$("a").mouseup(function(){
  clearTimeout(pressTimer);
  // Clear timeout
  return false;
}).mousedown(function(){
  // Set timeout
  pressTimer = window.setTimeout(function() { ... Your Code ...},1000);
  return false; 
});