The Magnetometer
constructor creates a new Magnetometer
object which returns information about the magnetic field as detected by a device’s primary magnetometer sensor.
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var magnetometer = new Magnetometer([options])
frequency
: The desired number of times per second a sample should be taken, meaning the number of times per second that sensor.onreading
will be called. A whole number or decimal may be used, the latter for frequencies less than a second. The actual reading frequency depends device hardware and consequently may be less than requested.referenceFrame
: Either 'device'
or 'screen'
. The default is 'device'
.Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Generic Sensor API | Candidate Recommendation | Defines sensors in general. |
Magnetometer The definition of 'Magnetometer' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation |
Desktop | ||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
Basic support | 69 | ? | ? | ? | 56 | ? |
Mobile | |||||||
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Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
Basic support | 69 | 69 | ? | ? | 56 | ? | ? |
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