Web/API/AbsoluteOrientationSensor/AbsoluteOrientationSensor
The AbsoluteOrientationSensor
constructor creates a new AbsoluteOrientationSensor
object which describes the device's physical orientation in relation to the Earth's reference coordinate system.
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Syntax
var absoluteOrientationSensor = new AbsoluteOrientationSensor([options])
Parameters
- options Optional
- Options are as follows:
frequency
- The desired number of times per second a sample should be taken, meaning the number of times per second that
sensor.onreading
will be called. A whole number or decimal may be used, the latter for frequencies less than a second. The actual reading frequency depends device hardware and consequently may be less than requested. referenceFrame
: Either'device'
or'screen'
. The default is'device'
.
- The desired number of times per second a sample should be taken, meaning the number of times per second that
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Generic Sensor API | Candidate Recommendation | Defines sensors in general. |
Orientation SensorThe definition of 'AbsoluteOrientationSensor' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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AbsoluteOrientationSensor() constructor
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Chrome
Full support 67 |
Edge
Full support 79 |
Firefox
No support No |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 54 |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
Full support 67 |
Chrome Android
Full support 67 |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android
Full support 48 |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 9.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
AbsoluteOrientationSensor by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.