The vrdisplayactivate event of the WebVR API is fired when a VR display is able to be presented to, for example if an HMD has been moved to bring it out of standby, or woken up by being put on.
| Bubbles | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | VRDisplayEvent |
| Event handler property | onvrdisplayactivate |
Examples
You can use the vrdisplayactivate event in an addEventListener method:
window.addEventListener('vrdisplayactivate', function() {
info.textContent = 'Display activated.';
reportDisplays();
});
Or use the onvrdisplayactivate event handler property:
window.onvrdisplayactivate = function() {
info.textContent = 'Display activated.';
reportDisplays();
};
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WebVR 1.1 The definition of 'vrdisplayactivate' in that specification. |
Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vrdisplayactivate event | Chrome No support No | Edge No support No | Firefox
Full support
55
| IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Edge Mobile No support No | Firefox Android Full support 55 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
See also
- WebVR API homepage
- MozVr.com — demos, downloads, and other resources from the Mozilla VR team.