VRDisplayEvent

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The VRDisplayEvent interface of the WebVR API represents represents the event object of WebVR-related events (see the list of WebVR window extensions).

Constructor

VRDisplayEvent.VRDisplayEvent(): Creates a VRDisplayEvent object instance.

Properties

VRDisplayEvent also inherits properties from its parent object, Event.

VRDisplayEvent.display Read only: The VRDisplay associated with this event.
VRDisplayEvent.reason Read only: A human-readable reason why the event was fired.

Examples

window.addEventListener('vrdisplaypresentchange', function(e) {
  console.log('Display ' + e.display.displayId + ' presentation has changed. Reason given: ' + e.reason + '.');
})

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebVR 1.1 The definition of 'VRDisplayEvent' in that specification.	Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
Basic support Experimental	Chrome No support No	Edge Full support Yes	Firefox Full support 55 Notes Full support 55 Notes Notes Windows support was enabled in Firefox 55. Full support 64 Notes Notes macOS support was enabled in Firefox 64.	IE No support No	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 56 Notes Disabled Full support 56 Notes Disabled Notes Only works in an experimental version of Chrome. (Other builds won't return any devices when `Navigator.getVRDisplays()` is invoked.) Notes Daydream View supported in Chrome 56. Notes Google Cardboard supported in Chrome 57. Disabled From version 56: this feature is behind the `WebVR` preference. To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.	Edge Mobile ?	Firefox Android Full support 55	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
`VRDisplayEvent()` constructor Experimental	Chrome No support No	Edge Full support Yes	Firefox Full support 55 Notes Full support 55 Notes Notes Windows support was enabled in Firefox 55. Full support 64 Notes Notes macOS support was enabled in Firefox 64.	IE No support No	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 56 Notes Disabled Full support 56 Notes Disabled Notes Only works in an experimental version of Chrome. (Other builds won't return any devices when `Navigator.getVRDisplays()` is invoked.) Notes Daydream View supported in Chrome 56. Notes Google Cardboard supported in Chrome 57. Disabled From version 56: this feature is behind the `WebVR` preference. To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.	Edge Mobile ?	Firefox Android Full support 55	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
`display` Experimental	Chrome No support No	Edge Full support 15	Firefox Full support 55 Notes Full support 55 Notes Notes Windows support was enabled in Firefox 55. Full support 64 Notes Notes macOS support was enabled in Firefox 64.	IE No support No	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 56 Notes Disabled Full support 56 Notes Disabled Notes Only works in an experimental version of Chrome. (Other builds won't return any devices when `Navigator.getVRDisplays()` is invoked.) Notes Daydream View supported in Chrome 56. Notes Google Cardboard supported in Chrome 57. Disabled From version 56: this feature is behind the `WebVR` preference. To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.	Edge Mobile ?	Firefox Android Full support 55	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
`reason` Experimental	Chrome No support No	Edge Full support 15	Firefox Full support 55 Notes Full support 55 Notes Notes Windows support was enabled in Firefox 55. Full support 64 Notes Notes macOS support was enabled in Firefox 64.	IE No support No	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 56 Notes Disabled Full support 56 Notes Disabled Notes Only works in an experimental version of Chrome. (Other builds won't return any devices when `Navigator.getVRDisplays()` is invoked.) Notes Daydream View supported in Chrome 56. Notes Google Cardboard supported in Chrome 57. Disabled From version 56: this feature is behind the `WebVR` preference. To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.	Edge Mobile ?	Firefox Android Full support 55	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.: User must explicitly enable this feature.

VRDisplayEvent

Constructor

Properties

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

Document Tags and Contributors

VRDisplayEvent

Constructor

Properties

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

Document Tags and Contributors

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