HIDConnectionEvent: device property

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 device read-only property of the HIDConnectionEvent interface returns the HIDDevice associated with this connection event.

Value

Examples

The following example registers event listeners for connect and disconnect events, then prints the HIDDevice.productName to the console.

js
navigator.hid.addEventListener("connect", ({ device }) => {
  console.log(`HID connected: ${device.productName}`);
});

navigator.hid.addEventListener("disconnect", ({ device }) => {
  console.log(`HID disconnected: ${device.productName}`);
});

Specifications

Specification
WebHID API
# dom-hidconnectionevent-device

Browser compatibility

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