ScreenOrientation
The ScreenOrientation interface of the Screen Orientation API provides information about the current orientation of the document.
A ScreenOrientation instance object can be retrieved using the screen.orientation property.
Properties
ScreenOrientation.typeRead only-
Returns the document's current orientation type, one of "portrait-primary", "portrait-secondary", "landscape-primary", or "landscape-secondary".
ScreenOrientation.angleRead only-
Returns the document's current orientation angle.
Event handlers
ScreenOrientation.onchange-
The event handler called whenever the screen changes orientation.
Methods
ScreenOrientation.lock()-
Locks the orientation of the containing document to its default orientation and returns a
Promise. ScreenOrientation.unlock()-
Unlocks the orientation of the containing document from its default orientation.
Specifications
| Specification |
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| The Screen Orientation API # screenorientation-interface |
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