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XRCPUDepthInformation: getDepthInMeters() method

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The getDepthInMeters() method of the XRCPUDepthInformation interface returns the depth in meters at (x, y) in normalized view coordinates (origin in the top left corner).

Syntax

js

getDepthInMeters(x, y)

Parameters

x

X coordinate (origin at the left, grows to the right).

y

Y coordinate (origin at the top, grows downward).

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

  • A RangeError is thrown if x or y are greater than 1.0 or less than 0.0.

Examples

js

const distance = depthInfo.getDepthInMeters(x, y);

Specifications

Specification
WebXR Depth Sensing Module
# dom-xrcpudepthinformation-getdepthinmeters

Browser compatibility

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Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
getDepthInMeters 90 90 No No 76 No No 90 No 64 No 15.0

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