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USBConnectionEvent: USBConnectionEvent() constructor

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

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

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The USBConnectionEvent() constructor creates a new USBConnectionEvent object. This constructor is not typically used, it is created by the browser in response to the connection and disconnection of a USB device.

Syntax

js
new USBConnectionEvent(type, options)

Parameters

type

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

options

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

device

A USBDevice representing the USB device being connected or disconnected.

Return value

A new USBConnectionEvent object.

Specifications

Specification
WebUSB API
# dom-usbconnectionevent-usbconnectionevent

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
USBConnectionEvent() constructor
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 48 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 45 (Release date: 2018-02-15)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 8 (Release date: 2018-07-18)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

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Full support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

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