HID: connect event

The connect event of the HID interface fires when the user agent connects to a HID device.

Syntax

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

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

onconnect = (event) => { }

Event type

A HIDConnectionEvent. Inherits from Event.

Event properties

In addition to the properties listed below, properties from the parent interface, Event, are available.

device Read only

The HIDDevice the event is fired for.

Examples

In the following example an event listener is registered to listen for the connection of a device. The name of the device is then printed to the console using HIDDevice.productName.

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

Specifications

Browser compatibility