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NDEFReadingEvent: serialNumber property

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The serialNumber property of the NDEFReadingEvent interface returns the serial number of the device, which is used for anti-collision and identification, or an empty string if no serial number is available.

Value

A string containing the device's serial number.

Examples

This example shows how to create a convenience function that reads a single tag and then stops polling, saving battery life by cutting unneeded work. The example could easily be extended to time out after a given amount of milliseconds.

js

const ndefReader = new NDEFReader();

function read() {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    const ctlr = new AbortController();
    ctlr.signal.onabort = reject;
    ndefReader.addEventListener(
      "reading",
      (event) => {
        ctlr.abort();
        resolve(event);
      },
      { once: true },
    );
    ndefReader.scan({ signal: ctlr.signal }).catch((err) => reject(err));
  });
}

read().then(({ serialNumber }) => {
  console.log(serialNumber);
});

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
serialNumber No No No No No No 89 89 No 63 No 15.0

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