XRInputSourceEvent()

The XRInputSourceEvent() constructor creates and returns a new XRInputSourceEvent object describing an event (state change) which has occurred on a WebXR user input device represented by an XRInputSource.

Syntax

newInputSourceEvent = new XRInputSourceEvent(type, eventInitDict);

Parameters

type

A DOMString indicating which of the input source events the new object will represent. Permitted values are listed under Event types below.

eventInitDict

An object based on the XRInputSourceEventInit dictionary which contains the values to assign to the new event's properties.

Return value

A new XRInputSourceEvent object representing the event described by the given type and eventInitDict.

Event types

select

Sent to an XRSession when the sending input source has fully completed a primary action.

selectend

Sent to an XRSession when an ongoing primary action ends, or when an input source with an ongoing primary action has been disconnected from the system.

selectstart

Sent to an XRSession when an input source begins its primary action, indicating that the user has begun a command-like input, such as pressing a trigger or button, issuing a spoken command, tapping on a touchpad, or the like.

squeeze

Sent to an XRSession when the sending input source has fully completed a primary squeeze action.

squeezeend

Sent to an XRSession when an ongoing primary squeeze action ends or when an input source with an ongoing primary squeeze action is disconnected.

squeezestart

Sent to an XRSession when an input source begins its primary squeeze action, indicating that the user has begun to grab, squeeze, or grip the controller.

Examples

The code below sets up handlers for primary action events in order to determine when the user clicks on (shoots at/pokes at/whatever) objects in the scene.

xrSession.addEventListener("select", event => {
  let targetRayPose = event.frame.getPose(event.inputSource.targetRaySpace, myRefSpace);

  if (targetRayPose) {
    let hit = myHitTest(targetRayPose.transform);
    if (hit) {
      /* handle the hit */
    }
  }
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility