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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 compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	No	Yes	55 55 Windows support was enabled in Firefox 55. 63 macOS support was enabled in Firefox 63.	No	?	?
`VRDisplayEvent()` constructor	No	Yes	55 55 Windows support was enabled in Firefox 55. 63 macOS support was enabled in Firefox 63.	No	?	?
`display`	No	15	55 55 Windows support was enabled in Firefox 55. 63 macOS support was enabled in Firefox 63.	No	?	?
`reason`	No	15	55 55 Windows support was enabled in Firefox 55. 63 macOS support was enabled in Firefox 63.	No	?	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	No	56 Disabled 56 Disabled Only works in an experimental version of Chrome. (Other builds won't return any devices when `Navigator.getVRDisplays()` is invoked.) Daydream View supported in Chrome 56. 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.	?	?	?	?	6.0
`VRDisplayEvent()` constructor	No	56 Disabled 56 Disabled Only works in an experimental version of Chrome. (Other builds won't return any devices when `Navigator.getVRDisplays()` is invoked.) Daydream View supported in Chrome 56. 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.	?	?	?	?	6.0
`display`	No	56 Disabled 56 Disabled Only works in an experimental version of Chrome. (Other builds won't return any devices when `Navigator.getVRDisplays()` is invoked.) Daydream View supported in Chrome 56. 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.	?	?	?	?	6.0
`reason`	No	56 Disabled 56 Disabled Only works in an experimental version of Chrome. (Other builds won't return any devices when `Navigator.getVRDisplays()` is invoked.) Daydream View supported in Chrome 56. 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.	?	?	?	?	6.0

VRDisplayEvent

Constructor

Properties

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also