HIDConnectionEvent: HIDConnectionEvent() constructor

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The HIDConnectionEvent() constructor creates a new HIDConnectionEvent object. Typically this constructor is not used as events are created when an input report is received.

Syntax

new HIDConnectionEvent(type, options)

Parameters

type

A string with the name of the event. It is case-sensitive and browsers set it to connect or disconnect.

options

An object that, in addition of the properties defined in Event(), can have the following properties:

device: The HIDDevice instance representing the device sending the input report.

Return value

A new HIDConnectionEvent object.

Specifications

Specification
WebHID API # dom-hidconnectionevent-constructor

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser