Web/API/PermissionStatus/onchange

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The onchange event handler of the PermissionStatus interface is called whenever the PermissionStatus.state property changes.

Syntax

PermissionStatus.onchange = function() { ... }
PermissionStatus.addEventListener('change', function() { ... })

Example

navigator.permissions.query({name:'geolocation'}).then(function(permissionStatus) {
  console.log('geolocation permission state is ', permissionStatus.state);
  permissionStatus.onchange = function() {
    console.log('geolocation permission state has changed to ', this.state);
  };
});

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
PermissionsThe definition of 'onchange' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
onchange Experimental'	Chrome Full support 43	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 46	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 43	Firefox Android Full support 46	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

PermissionStatus.onchange by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.