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The selectAlternateInterface() method of the USBDevice interface returns a promise that resolves when the specified alternative endpoint is selected.
selectAlternateInterface(interfaceNumber, alternateSetting)
interfaceNumberThe index of one of the interfaces supported by the device. Interfaces are device-specific.
alternateSettingThe configuration of the selected interface.
A promise.
| Specification |
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| WebUSB API> # dom-usbdevice-selectalternateinterface> |
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
selectAlternateInterface |
61 | 79 | No | 48 | No | 61 | No | 45 | No | 8.0 | No | No |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/USBDevice/selectAlternateInterface