The gamepadconnected event is fired when the browser detects that a gamepad has been connected or the first time a button/axis of the gamepad is used.
| Bubbles | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | GamepadEvent |
| Event handler property | ongamepadconnected |
Examples
window.addEventListener('gamepadconnected', event => {
// All buttons and axes values can be accessed through
event.gamepad;
});
Specifications
| Specification | Status |
|---|---|
| Gamepad | Working Draft |
Browser compatibility
No compatibility data found. Please contribute data for "api.Window.gamepadconnected" (depth: 1) to the MDN compatibility data repository.
See also
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