The AbsoluteOrientationSensor()
constructor creates a new AbsoluteOrientationSensor
object which describes the device's physical orientation in relation to the Earth's reference coordinate system.
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AbsoluteOrientationSensor: AbsoluteOrientationSensor() constructor
Syntax
js
new AbsoluteOrientationSensor()
new AbsoluteOrientationSensor(options)
Parameters
options
Optional-
Options are as follows:
-
frequency
-
The desired number of times per second a sample should be taken, meaning the number of times per second that the
reading
event will be called. A whole number or decimal may be used, the latter for frequencies less than a second. The actual reading frequency depends on the device hardware and consequently may be less than requested. -
referenceFrame
-
Either
'device'
or'screen'
. The default is'device'
.
-
Specifications
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
AbsoluteOrientationSensor |
67 | 79 | No | No | 54 | No | 67 | 67 | No | 48 | No | 9.0 |
See also
reading
event
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