HIDInputReportEvent: device property

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The device property of the HIDInputReportEvent interface returns the HIDDevice instance that represents the HID interface that sent the input report.

Value

An HIDDevice.

Examples

In the following example device is a HIDDevice instance, representing the device sending the report. The productName of this device is logged to the console.

device.addEventListener("inputreport", (event) => {
  const { data, device, reportId } = event;
  console.log(device.productName);
});

Specifications

Specification
WebHID API # dom-hidinputreportevent-device

Browser compatibility

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