The devicemotion
event is fired at a regular interval and indicates the amount of physical force of acceleration the device is receiving at that time. It also provides information about the rate of rotation, if available.
Bubbles | No |
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Cancelable | No |
Interface | DeviceMotionEvent |
Event handler property | Window.ondevicemotion |
Examples
function handleMotionEvent(event) {
var x = event.accelerationIncludingGravity.x;
var y = event.accelerationIncludingGravity.y;
var z = event.accelerationIncludingGravity.z;
// Do something awesome.
}
window.addEventListener("devicemotion", handleMotionEvent, true);
Specifications
Specification | Status |
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DeviceOrientation Event Specification The definition of 'DeviceMotion event' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft |
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