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The EyeDropper.open() method starts the eyedropper mode, returning a promise which is fulfilled once the user has selected a color and exited the eyedropper mode.
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open()
open(options)
options Optional
An options object to pass an AbortSignal signal:
signal
An AbortSignal. The eyedropper mode will be aborted when the AbortSignal's abort() method is called.
A Promise that eventually resolves when the user selects a pixel color from the screen.
The promise resolves to an object with the following property:
sRGBHex
A string representing the selected color, in hexadecimal sRGB format (#aabbcc).
Exceptions are not thrown but returned when the Promise is rejected. The promise is rejected in two cases:
AbortController passed as an argument to open().| Specification |
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| EyeDropper API # dom-eyedropper-open |
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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 | |
open |
95 | 95 | No | No | 81 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EyeDropper/open