The Document.onfullscreenerror property is an event handler for the fullscreenchange event that is fire when a document goes that cannot go in fullscreen mode, even it has been requested.
Syntax
targetDocument.onfullscreenerror = fullscreenErrorHandler;
Example
document.onfullscreenerror = function ( event ) {
console.log("FULL SCREEN DENIED")
};
// requestFullscreen() will fail because it is outside of an event handler
document.documentElement.requestFullscreen();
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Fullscreen API The definition of 'onfullscreenerror' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 45 | ? | 471 | ? | ? | ? |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 45 | 45 | ? | 471 | ? | ? | ? |
1. From version 47: this feature is behind the full-screen-api.unprefix.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.