GamepadEvent()

The GamepadEvent_ constructor creates a new GamepadEvent object.

Syntax

var gamepadEvent = new GamepadEvent(typeArg, options)

typeArg

A DOMString that must be one of gamepadconnected or gamepaddisconnected.

options Optional

Options are as follows:

gamepad: An instance of Gamepad describing the gamepad associated with the event.

Specification	Status	Comment
Gamepad The definition of 'GamepadEvent_' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

	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
`Gamepad()` constructor	Chrome Full support 35	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 29 Full support 29 No support 24 — 28 Disabled Disabled From version 24 until version 28 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.gamepad.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 22	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 35	Firefox Android Full support 32	Opera Android Full support 22	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
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