HIDConnectionEvent: HIDConnectionEvent() constructor

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
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The HIDConnectionEvent() constructor creates a new HIDConnectionEvent object. Typically this constructor is not used as events are created when a device's connection state changes.

Syntax

js
new HIDConnectionEvent(type, options)

Parameters

type

A string with the name of the event. It is case-sensitive and browsers set it to connect or disconnect.

options

An object that, in addition of the properties defined in Event(), can have the following properties:

device

The HIDDevice instance representing the device being connected or disconnected.

Return value

A new HIDConnectionEvent object.

Specifications

Specification
WebHID API
# dom-hidconnectionevent-constructor

Browser compatibility

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