HID: connect event
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers, except for Shared Web Workers.
The connect event of the HID interface fires when the user agent connects to a HID device.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.
addEventListener("connect", (event) => { })
onconnect = (event) => { }
Event type
A HIDConnectionEvent. Inherits from Event.
Examples
In the following example an event listener is registered to listen for the connection of a device. The name of the device is then printed to the console using HIDDevice.productName.
navigator.hid.addEventListener("connect", ({ device }) => {
console.log(`HID connected: ${device.productName}`);
});
Specifications
| Specification |
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| WebHID API # dom-hid-onconnect |