Gamepad: id property
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Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2017.
The Gamepad.id property of the Gamepad
interface returns a string containing some information about the controller.
The exact syntax is not strictly specified, but in Firefox it will contain three pieces
of information separated by dashes (-):
- Two 4-digit hexadecimal strings containing the USB vendor and product id of the controller
- The name of the controller as provided by the driver.
For example, a PS2 controller returned 810-3-USB Gamepad.
This information is intended to allow you to find a mapping for the controls on the device as well as display useful feedback to the user.
Value
A string primitive.
Examples
js
window.addEventListener("gamepadconnected", () => {
const gp = navigator.getGamepads()[0];
gamepadInfo.textContent = `Gamepad connected at index ${gp.index}: ${gp.id}.`;
});
Specifications
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