VRDisplay

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

The VRDisplay interface of the WebVR API represents any VR device supported by this API. It includes generic information such as device IDs and descriptions, as well as methods for starting to present a VR scene, retrieving eye parameters and display capabilities, and other important functionality.

Note: This interface was part of the old WebVR API. It has been superseded by the WebXR Device API.

An array of all connected VR Devices can be returned by invoking the Navigator.getVRDisplays() method.

Instance properties

VRDisplay.capabilities Read only Deprecated Non-standard: Returns a VRDisplayCapabilities object that indicates the various capabilities of the VRDisplay.
VRDisplay.depthFar Deprecated Non-standard: Gets and sets the z-depth defining the far plane of the eye view frustum, i.e., the furthest viewable boundary of the scene.
VRDisplay.depthNear Deprecated Non-standard: Gets and sets the z-depth defining the near plane of the eye view frustum, i.e., the nearest viewable boundary of the scene.
VRDisplay.displayId Read only Deprecated Non-standard: Returns an identifier for this particular VRDisplay, which is also used as an association point in the Gamepad API (see Gamepad.displayId).
VRDisplay.displayName Read only Deprecated Non-standard: Returns a human-readable name to identify the VRDisplay.
VRDisplay.isConnected Read only Deprecated Non-standard: Returns a boolean value indicating whether the VRDisplay is connected to the computer.
VRDisplay.isPresenting Read only Deprecated Non-standard: Returns a boolean value indicating whether the VRDisplay is currently having content presented through it.
VRDisplay.stageParameters Read only Deprecated Non-standard: Returns a VRStageParameters object containing room-scale parameters, if the VRDisplay is capable of supporting room-scale experiences.

Instance methods

VRDisplay.getEyeParameters() Deprecated Non-standard: Returns the VREyeParameters object containing the eye parameters for the specified eye.
VRDisplay.getFrameData() Deprecated Non-standard: Accepts a VRFrameData object and populates it with the information required to render the current frame.
VRDisplay.getImmediatePose() Deprecated Non-standard: Returns a VRPose object defining the current pose of the VRDisplay, with no prediction applied. This is no longer needed, and has been removed from the spec.
VRDisplay.getLayers() Deprecated Non-standard: Returns the layers currently being presented by the VRDisplay.
VRDisplay.getPose() Deprecated Non-standard: Returns a VRPose object defining the future predicted pose of the VRDisplay as it will be when the current frame is actually presented. This method is deprecated — instead, you should use VRDisplay.getFrameData(), which also provides a VRPose object.
VRDisplay.resetPose() Deprecated Non-standard: Resets the pose for this VRDisplay, treating its current VRPose.position and VRPose.orientation as the "origin/zero" values.
VRDisplay.cancelAnimationFrame() Deprecated Non-standard: A special implementation of Window.cancelAnimationFrame that allows callbacks registered with VRDisplay.requestAnimationFrame() to be unregistered.
VRDisplay.requestAnimationFrame() Deprecated Non-standard: A special implementation of Window.requestAnimationFrame containing a callback function that will be called every time a new frame of the VRDisplay presentation is rendered.
VRDisplay.requestPresent() Deprecated Non-standard: Starts the VRDisplay presenting a scene.
VRDisplay.exitPresent() Deprecated Non-standard: Stops the VRDisplay presenting a scene.
VRDisplay.submitFrame() Deprecated Non-standard: Captures the current state of the VRLayerInit currently being presented and displays it on the VRDisplay.

Examples

if (navigator.getVRDisplays) {
  console.log("WebVR 1.1 supported");
  // Then get the displays attached to the computer
  navigator.getVRDisplays().then((displays) => {
    // If a display is available, use it to present the scene
    if (displays.length > 0) {
      vrDisplay = displays[0];
      // Now we have our VRDisplay object and can do what we want with it
    }
  });
}

Note: You can see this complete code at raw-webgl-example.

Specifications

This interface was part of the old WebVR API that has been superseded by the WebXR Device API. It is no longer on track to becoming a standard.

Until all browsers have implemented the new WebXR APIs, it is recommended to rely on frameworks, like A-Frame, Babylon.js, or Three.js, or a polyfill, to develop WebXR applications that will work across all browsers. Read Meta's Porting from WebVR to WebXR guide for more information.

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