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  4. GamepadEvent()

GamepadEvent: GamepadEvent() constructor

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2017.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The GamepadEvent() constructor creates a new GamepadEvent object.

Syntax

js
new GamepadEvent(type, options)

Parameters

type

A string with the name of the event. It is case-sensitive and browsers set it to gamepadconnected or gamepaddisconnected.

options

An object that, in addition of the properties defined in Event(), can have the following properties:

gamepad

A Gamepad object describing the gamepad associated with the event.

Return value

A new GamepadEvent object.

Specifications

Specification
Gamepad
# dom-gamepadevent-constructor

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
GamepadEvent() constructor
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 35 (Release date: 2014-05-20)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 29 (Release date: 2014-04-29)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 22 (Release date: 2014-06-03)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 10.1 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 35 (Release date: 2014-05-20)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 32 (Release date: 2014-09-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 22 (Release date: 2014-06-17)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 3 (Release date: 2015-04-10)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 37 (Release date: 2014-09-03)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27)
footnote Full support

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