ScreenOrientation: change event
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2023.
The change
event of the ScreenOrientation
interface fires when the orientation of the screen has changed, for example when a user rotates their mobile phone.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("change", (event) => { })
onchange = (event) => { }
Event type
A generic Event
.
Example
In the following example, the change
callback prints the new screen orientation type and angle.
js
screen.orientation.addEventListener("change", (event) => {
const type = event.target.type;
const angle = event.target.angle;
console.log(`ScreenOrientation change: ${type}, ${angle} degrees.`);
});
Specifications
Specification |
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Screen Orientation> # dom-screenorientation-onchange> |
Browser compatibility
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