PermissionStatus: change event

Baseline 2022
Newly available

Since September 2022, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The change event of the PermissionStatus interface fires whenever the PermissionStatus.state property changes.

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

js
navigator.permissions
  .query({ name: "geolocation" })
  .then((permissionStatus) => {
    console.log(`geolocation permission state is ${permissionStatus.state}`);
    permissionStatus.onchange = () => {
      console.log(
        `geolocation permission state has changed to ${permissionStatus.state}`,
      );
    };
  });

Specifications

Specification
Permissions
# dom-permissionstatus-onchange

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
change event

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