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AudioListener: setOrientation() method

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The setOrientation() method of the AudioListener interface defines the orientation of the listener.

It consists of two direction vectors:

The front vector, defined by the three unitless parameters x, y and z, describes the direction of the face of the listener, that is the direction the nose of the person is pointing towards. The front vector's default value is (0, 0, -1).
The up vector, defined by three unitless parameters xUp, yUp and zUp, describes the direction of the top of the listener's head. The up vector's default value is (0, 1, 0).

The two vectors must be separated by an angle of 90° — in linear analysis terms, they must be perpendicular to each other.

Syntax

setOrientation(x, y, z, xUp, yUp, zUp)

Parameters

x: The x value of the front vector of the listener.
y: The y value of the front vector of the listener.
z: The z value of the front vector of the listener.
xUp: The x value of the up vector of the listener.
yUp: The y value of the up vector of the listener.
zUp: The z value of the up vector of the listener.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

See BaseAudioContext.createPanner() for example code.

Specifications

Specification
Web Audio API> # dom-audiolistener-setorientation>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`setOrientation`	14	12	25	15	6	18	25	14	6	1.0	4.4.3	6