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DevicePosture: change event

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

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The change event of the DevicePosture interface fires when the device's posture changes, for example when a foldable device goes from folded to continuous posture.

Syntax

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

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

onchange = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

const postureOutput = document.getElementById("currentPosture");

function reportPostureOutput() {
  // type property returns "continuous" or "folded"
  postureOutput.textContent = `Device posture: ${navigator.devicePosture.type}`;
}

navigator.devicePosture.addEventListener("change", reportPostureOutput);

Specifications

Specification
Device Posture API> # dom-deviceposture-onchange>

Browser compatibility