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XRInputSource: gamepad property

The read-only XRInputSource property gamepad returns a Gamepad object describing the state of the buttons and axes on the XR input source, if it is a gamepad or comparable device. If the device isn't a gamepad-like device, this property's value is null.

The Gamepad instance returned behaves as described by the Gamepad API. However, there are a few things to note:

Gamepad instances belonging to XRInputSource are not included in the array returned by navigator.getGamepads(). Gamepads are strictly associated with the WebXR hardware and are not general-purpose gaming devices.
Gamepad.id is an empty string ("")
Gamepad.index is -1
Gamepad.connected is true until the XRInputSource is removed from the list of active XR input sources or the XRSession is ended.
If an axis reported by Gamepad.axes represents an axis of a touchpad, the value is 0 when the associated GamepadButton.touched property is false.
Gamepad.mapping returns "xr-standard".

Examples

Using a gamepad input source

for (const source of frame.session.inputSources) {
  const gamepad = source.gamepad;
  if (gamepad) {
    if (gamepad.buttons[2].pressed) {
      // do something
    }
  }
}

Specifications

Specification
WebXR Gamepads Module - Level 1 # dom-xrinputsource-gamepad

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
`gamepad`	79	79	No	No	66	No	No	79	No	57	No	11.2

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XRInputSource/gamepad