Window.ongamepadconnected

This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.

The ongamepadconnected property of the Window interface represents an event handler that will run when a gamepad is connected (when the gamepadconnected event fires).

The event object is of type GamepadEvent.

Syntax

window.ongamepadconnected = function() { ... };

Examples

window.ongamepadconnected = function(event) {
  // All buttons and axes values can be accessed through
  event.gamepad;
};

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Unknown The definition of 'gamepadconnected event' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
General support	21.0 webkit 35.0	(Yes)	29.0 (29.0)	No support	15.0 webkit 22.0	10.1

Syntax

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