HID
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.
The HID
interface provides methods for connecting to HID devices, listing attached HID devices and event handlers for connected HID devices.
Instance properties
This interface also inherits properties of its parent, EventTarget
.
Instance methods
This interface also inherits methods of its parent, EventTarget
.
getDevices()
Experimental-
Returns a
Promise
that resolves with an array of connectedHIDDevice
objects. requestDevice()
Experimental-
Returns a
Promise
that resolves with an array of connectedHIDDevice
objects. Calling this function will trigger the user agent's permission flow in order to gain permission to access one selected device from the returned list of devices.
Events
connect
Experimental-
Fired when an HID device is connected.
disconnect
Experimental-
Fired when an HID device is disconnected.
Specifications
Specification |
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WebHID API # dom-hid |
Browser compatibility
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