The Sensor
interface of the the Sensor APIs is the base class for all the other sensor interfaces. This interface cannot be used directly. Instead it provides properties, event handlers, and methods accessed by interfaces that inherit from it.
If a feature policy blocks use of a feature it is because your code is inconsistent with the policies set on your server. This is not something that would ever be shown to a user. See Feature-Policy
for implementation instructions.
Interfaces based on Sensor
Below is a list of interfaces based on the Sensor interface.
Properties
Sensor.activated
Read only- Returns a
Boolean
indicating whether the sensor is active. Sensor.hasReading
Read only- Returns a
Boolean
indicating whether the sensor has a reading. Sensor.timestamp
Read only- Returns the time stamp of the latest sensor reading.
Event handlers
Sensor.onerror
- Called when an error occurs on one of the child interfaces of the
Sensor
interface. Sensor.onreading
- Called when a reading is taken on one of the child interfaces of the Sensor interface.
Sensor.onactivate
- Called when one of the Sensor interface's becomes active.
Methods
Sensor.start()
- Activates one of the sensors based on
Sensor
. Sensor.stop()
- Deactivates one of the sensors based on
Sensor
.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Generic Sensor API The definition of 'Sensor' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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Sensor | Chrome Full support 69 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support 56 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 69 | Chrome Android Full support 69 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 48 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0 |
activated | Chrome Full support 69 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support 56 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 69 | Chrome Android Full support 69 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 48 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0 |
hasReading | Chrome Full support 69 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support 56 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 69 | Chrome Android Full support 69 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 48 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0 |
onactivate | Chrome Full support 69 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support 56 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 69 | Chrome Android Full support 69 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 48 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0 |
onerror | Chrome Full support 69 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support 56 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 69 | Chrome Android Full support 69 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 48 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0 |
onreading | Chrome Full support 69 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support 56 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 69 | Chrome Android Full support 69 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 48 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0 |
start | Chrome Full support 69 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support 56 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 69 | Chrome Android Full support 69 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 48 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0 |
stop | Chrome Full support 69 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support 56 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 69 | Chrome Android Full support 69 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 48 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0 |
timestamp | Chrome Full support 69 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox ? | IE ? | Opera Full support 56 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 69 | Chrome Android Full support 69 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 48 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 10.0 |
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- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown