This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The VRDisplayEvent constructor creates a VRDisplayEvent object instance.
Syntax
var myEventObject = new VRDisplayEvent(type, eventInitDict);
Parameters
- type
- A
DOMStringdescribing the type of event object you want to create. - eventInitDict
- A object contaning initialization options to use when creating the constructor. These are:
display- A property containing the
VRDisplaythe event is to be associated with. reason- A property containing a string representing the human-readable reason why the event is to be fired (see
VRDisplayEvent.reason).
Examples
var myEventObject = new VRDisplayEvent('custom', {
display: vrDisplay,
reason: 'Custom reason'
});
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WebVR 1.1 The definition of 'VRDisplayEvent()' in that specification. |
Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VRDisplayEvent() constructor | Chrome No support No | Edge Full support Yes | Firefox
Full support
55
| IE No support No | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android
Full support
56
| Firefox Android Full support 55 | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
- WebVR API homepage
- MozVr.com — demos, downloads, and other resources from the Mozilla VR team.

