GamepadEvent: gamepad property
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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2017.
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The GamepadEvent.gamepad property of the
GamepadEvent interface returns a Gamepad
object, providing access to the associated gamepad data for fired
gamepadconnected and gamepaddisconnected events.
Value
A Gamepad object.
Examples
The gamepad property being called on a fired
gamepadconnected event.
js
window.addEventListener("gamepadconnected", (e) => {
console.log(
"Gamepad connected at index %d: %s. %d buttons, %d axes.",
e.gamepad.index,
e.gamepad.id,
e.gamepad.buttons.length,
e.gamepad.axes.length,
);
});
Specifications
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| Gamepad # dom-gamepadevent-gamepad |
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