Catch and distinguish between click and long press in jquery

click-and-longpress-in-jquery.js

<script>
	//Checkout my improvement on StackOverflow:  https://stackoverflow.com/a/34699164/6303265
	var tmr = 0;
	var islong = 0;
	$(element).mousedown(function () {
		tmr = setTimeout(function () {
		// Handle the long-press
		alert("You clicked for 1 second!");
		console.log("You clicked for 1 second!");
		islong=1;
	}, 1000);
	}).mouseup(function () {
		if(islong == 0){
		// Handle the click
		alert("This is a click!");
		console.log("This is a click!");
		}
		islong=0;
		clearTimeout(tmr);
	});
</script>