class TouchScreenManager { readonly supportTouchScreen:boolean; constructor() { this.supportTouchScreen = this.detectTouchscreen(); } //found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4817029/whats-the-best-way-to-detect-a-touch-screen-device-using-javascript#4819886 detectTouchscreen(): boolean { return (('ontouchstart' in window) || (navigator.maxTouchPoints > 0) || (navigator.msMaxTouchPoints > 0)); } } export const touchScreenManager = new TouchScreenManager();