GamepadEvent

« GamepadEvent

The GamepadEvent Interface of the Gamepad API contains references to gamepads connected to the system, which is what the gamepad events Window.gamepadconnected and Window.gamepaddisconnected are fired in response to.

Note: These events are not fired in Chrome, only Firefox. In Chrome you have to use Navigator.getGamepads() to access Gamepad objects.

Properties

GamepadEvent.gamepad Read only: Returns a Gamepad object, providing access to the associated gamepad data for the event fired.

Examples

The gamepad property being called on a fired Window.gamepadconnected event.

window.addEventListener("gamepadconnected", function(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);
});

And on a Window.gamepaddisconnected event.

window.addEventListener("gamepaddisconnected", function(e) {
  console.log("Gamepad disconnected from index %d: %s",
  e.gamepad.index, e.gamepad.id);
});

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Gamepad	Working Draft

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
General support	21.0 webkit	24.0 (24.0) moz 28.0 (28.0)	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
General support	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported