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MIDIInput

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The MIDIInput interface of the Web MIDI API receives messages from a MIDI input port.

EventTarget MIDIPort MIDIInput

Instance properties

This interface doesn't implement any specific properties, but inherits properties from MIDIPort.

Instance methods

This interface doesn't implement any specific methods, but inherits methods from MIDIPort.

Events

midimessage

Fired when the current port receives a MIDI message.

Examples

In the following example the name of each MIDIInput is printed to the console. Then, midimessage events are listened for on all input ports. When a message is received the MIDIMessageEvent.data property is printed to the console.

js

inputs.forEach((input) => {
  console.log(input.name); /* inherited property from MIDIPort */
  input.onmidimessage = (message) => {
    console.log(message.data);
  };
});

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
MIDIInput 43 79 108 No 30 No 43 43 No 30 No 4.0
midimessage_event 43 79 108 No 30 No No 43 No 30 No 4.0

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