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HIDInputReportEvent: device property

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The device property of the HIDInputReportEvent interface returns the HIDDevice instance that represents the HID interface that sent the input report.

Value

Examples

In the following example device is a HIDDevice instance, representing the device sending the report. The productName of this device is logged to the console.

js

device.addEventListener("inputreport", (event) => {
  const { data, device, reportId } = event;
  console.log(device.productName);
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
device 89 89 No No 75 No No No No No No No

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HIDInputReportEvent/device