Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The DeviceOrientationEvent
constructor creates a new DeviceOrientationEvent
.
Syntax
var deviceOrientationEvent = new DeviceOrientationEvent(type[, options])
Parameters
type
- Either
"deviceorientation"
or"deviceorientationabsolute"
. If the later, thenoptions.absolute
should be true. - options Optional
- Options are as follows:
- alpha: A number representing the motion of the device around the z axis, express in degrees with values ranging from 0 to 360.
beta
: A number representing the motion of the device around the x axis, express in degrees with values ranging from -180 to 180. This represents a front to back motion of the device.gamma
: A number representing the motion of the device around the y axis, express in degrees with values ranging from -90 to 90. This represents a left to right motion of the device.absolute
: A boolean that indicates whether or not the device is providing orientation data absolutely.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DeviceOrientation Event Specification | Editor's Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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DeviceOrientationEvent() constructor | Chrome Full support 59 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE No support No | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 59 | Chrome Android Full support 59 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.