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Sensor

The Sensor interface of the the Sensor APIs is the base class for all the other sensor interfaces. This interface cannot be used directly. Instead it provides properties, event handlers, and methods accessed by interfaces that inherit from it.

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Interfaces based on Sensor

Below is a list of interfaces based on the Sensor interface.

Properties

Sensor.activated Read only
Returns a Boolean indicating whether the sensor is active.
Sensor.hasReading Read only
Returns a Boolean indicating whether the sensor has a reading.
Sensor.timestamp Read only
Returns the time stamp of the latest sensor reading.

Event handlers

Sensor.onerror
Called when an error occurs on one of the child interfaces of the Sensor interface.
Sensor.onreading
Called when a reading is taken on one of the child interfaces of the Sensor interface.
Sensor.onactivate
Called when one of the Sensor interface's becomes active.

Methods

Sensor.start()
Activates one of the sensors based on Sensor.
Sensor.stop()
Deactivates one of the sensors based on Sensor.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Generic Sensor API
The definition of 'Sensor' in that specification.
Candidate Recommendation Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 69 ? ? ? 56 ?
activated 69 ? ? ? 56 ?
hasReading 69 ? ? ? 56 ?
onactivate 69 ? ? ? 56 ?
onerror 69 ? ? ? 56 ?
onreading 69 ? ? ? 56 ?
start 69 ? ? ? 56 ?
stop 69 ? ? ? 56 ?
timestamp 69 ? ? ? 56 ?
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 69 69 ? ? 56 ? ?
activated 69 69 ? ? 56 ? ?
hasReading 69 69 ? ? 56 ? ?
onactivate 69 69 ? ? 56 ? ?
onerror 69 69 ? ? 56 ? ?
onreading 69 69 ? ? 56 ? ?
start 69 69 ? ? 56 ? ?
stop 69 69 ? ? 56 ? ?
timestamp 69 69 ? ? 56 ? ?

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