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BatteryManager: chargingchange event

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This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The chargingchange event of the BatteryManager interface is fired when the battery charging property is updated.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("chargingchange", (event) => { })

onchargingchange = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Example

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HTML

<div id="level">(battery level unknown)</div>
<div id="chargingTime">(charging time unknown)</div>

JavaScript

navigator.getBattery().then((battery) => {
  battery.onchargingchange = () => {
    document.querySelector("#level").textContent = battery.level;
    document.querySelector("#chargingTime").textContent = battery.chargingTime;
  };
});

Specifications

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
chargingchange_event 38 79 43–52 25 No 38 43–52 25 No 3.0 38 No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/BatteryManager/chargingchange_event