The value
property provides the current level of the ambient light.
Syntax
var light = instanceOfDeviceLightEvent.value;
Value
A positive number representing a light intensity expressed in lux.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Ambient Light Sensor The definition of 'Ambient Light Events' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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value | Chrome No support No | Edge No support 13 — 79 | Firefox
Full support
62
| IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android
Full support
62
| Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- 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.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.