Magnetometer

Constructor

Magnetometer()

Creates a new Magnetometer object.

Instance properties

Magnetometer.x Read only

Returns a double containing the magnetic field around the device's x axis.

Magnetometer.y Read only

Returns a double containing the magnetic field around the device's y axis.

Magnetometer.z Read only

Returns a double containing the magnetic field around the device's z axis.

Instance methods

Magnetometer doesn't have own methods. However, it inherits methods from its parent interfaces, Sensor and EventTarget.

Events

Magnetometer doesn't have own events. However, it inherits events from its parent interface, Sensor.

Example

The magnetometer is typically read in the reading event callback. In the example below this occurs sixty times a second.

let magSensor = new Magnetometer({ frequency: 60 });

magSensor.addEventListener("reading", (e) => {
  console.log(`Magnetic field along the X-axis ${magSensor.x}`);
  console.log(`Magnetic field along the Y-axis ${magSensor.y}`);
  console.log(`Magnetic field along the Z-axis ${magSensor.z}`);
});
magSensor.start();

Specifications

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