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HIDConnectionEvent: device property

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The device read-only property of the HIDConnectionEvent interface returns the HIDDevice associated with this connection event.

Value

Examples

The following example registers event listeners for connect and disconnect events, then prints the HIDDevice.productName to the console.

js

navigator.hid.addEventListener("connect", ({ device }) => {
  console.log(`HID connected: ${device.productName}`);
});

navigator.hid.addEventListener("disconnect", ({ device }) => {
  console.log(`HID disconnected: ${device.productName}`);
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
device 89 89 No No 75 No No No No No No No

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HIDConnectionEvent/device