Gamepad

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The Gamepad interface of the Gamepad API defines an individual gamepad or other controller, allowing access to information such as button presses, axis positions, and id.

A Gamepad object can be returned in one of two ways: via the gamepad property of the {{domxref("Window.gamepadconnected_event", "gamepadconnected")}}  and {{domxref("Window.gamepaddisconnected_event", "gamepaddisconnected")}}  events, or by grabbing any position in the array returned by the {{domxref("Navigator.getGamepads()")}}  method.

[!NOTE] The support of gamepad features varies across different combinations of platforms and controllers. Even if the controller supports a certain feature (for example, haptic feedback), the platform may not support it for that controller.

Instance properties

• {{domxref("Gamepad.axes")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}} 
  • : An array representing the controls with axes present on the device (e.g., analog thumb sticks).
• {{domxref("Gamepad.buttons")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}} 
  • : An array of {{domxref("gamepadButton")}}  objects representing the buttons present on the device.
• {{domxref("Gamepad.connected")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}} 
  • : A boolean indicating whether the gamepad is still connected to the system.
• {{domxref("Gamepad.displayId")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}}  {{Deprecated_Inline}}  {{Non-standard_Inline}} 
  • : Returns the {{domxref("VRDisplay.displayId")}}  of an associated {{domxref("VRDisplay")}}  (if relevant) — the VRDisplay that the gamepad is controlling the displayed scene of.
• {{domxref("Gamepad.hand")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}}  {{Experimental_Inline}} 
  • : An enum defining what hand the controller is being held in, or is most likely to be held in.
• {{domxref("Gamepad.hapticActuators")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}}  {{Experimental_Inline}} 
  • : An array containing {{domxref("GamepadHapticActuator")}}  objects, each of which represents haptic feedback hardware available on the controller.
• {{domxref("Gamepad.vibrationActuator")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}} 
  • : A {{domxref("GamepadHapticActuator")}}  object, which represents haptic feedback hardware available on the controller.
• {{domxref("Gamepad.id")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}} 
  • : A string containing identifying information about the controller.
• {{domxref("Gamepad.index")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}} 
  • : An integer that is auto-incremented to be unique for each device currently connected to the system.
• {{domxref("Gamepad.mapping")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}} 
  • : A string indicating whether the browser has remapped the controls on the device to a known layout.
• {{domxref("Gamepad.pose")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}}  {{Experimental_Inline}} 
  • : A {{domxref("GamepadPose")}}  object representing the pose information associated with a WebVR controller (e.g., its position and orientation in 3D space).
• {{domxref("Gamepad.timestamp")}}  {{ReadOnlyInline}} 
  • : A {{domxref("DOMHighResTimeStamp")}}  representing the last time the data for this gamepad was updated.

Example

window.addEventListener("gamepadconnected", (e) => {
  console.log(
    "Gamepad connected at index %d: %s. %d buttons, %d axes.",
    e.gamepad.index,
    e.gamepad.id,
    e.gamepad.buttons.length,
    e.gamepad.axes.length,
  );
});

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Using the Gamepad API
• Gamepad API