Gamepad.hand

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The hand read-only property of the Gamepad interface returns an enum defining what hand the controller is being held in, or is most likely to be held in.

Syntax

var myHand = gamepadInstance.hand;

Value

A GamepadHand enum; possible values are:

  • left — the left hand.
  • right — the right hand.
  • Empty string ("") — this value is returned if the other values are not applicable, e.g. the controller is held in both hands, or would be fine in either.

Examples

TBC

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Unknown
The definition of 'hand' in that specification.
Unknown Initial definition

Browser compatibility

TBC

See also

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