HID
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The HID
interface provides methods for connecting to HID devices, listing attached HID devices and event handlers for connected HID devices.
Properties
This interface also inherits properties of its parent, EventTarget
.
Event handlers
HID.onconnect
-
Fired when an HID device is connected.
HID.ondisconnect
-
Fired when an HID device is disconnected.
Methods
This interface also inherits methods of its parent, EventTarget
.
getDevices()
-
Returns a
Promise
that resolves with an array of connectedHIDDevice
objects. requestDevice()
-
Returns a
Promise
that resolves with an array of connectedHIDDevice
objects. Calling this function will trigger the user agent's permission flow in order to gain permission to access one selected device from the returned list of devices.
Specifications
Specification |
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WebHID API # dom-hid |
Browser compatibility
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