Revision 749863 of PeriodicWave

<p>{{ APIRef("Web Audio API") }}</p>

<div>
<p>The <strong><code>PeriodicWave</code></strong> interface defines a periodic waveform that can be used to shape the output of an {{domxref("OscillatorNode")}}.</p>
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<p><code>PeriodicWave</code> has no inputs or outputs; it is used to create custom oscillators via {{domxref("OscillatorNode.setPeriodicWave")}}. The <code>PeriodicWave</code> itself is created/returned by {{domxref("AudioContext.createPeriodicWave")}}.</p>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<p><em>None; PeriodicWave doesn't inherit properties from </em><em>{{domxref("AudioNode")}}</em>.</p>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p><em>None; PeriodicWave doesn't inherit properties from </em><em>{{domxref("AudioNode")}}</em>.</p>

<h2 id="Example">Example</h2>

<p>{{page("/en-US/docs/Web/API/AudioContext.createPeriodicWave","Example")}}</p>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('Web Audio API', '#the-periodicwave-interface', 'PeriodicWave')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('Web Audio API')}}</td>
   <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<div>{{CompatibilityTable}}</div>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatChrome(10.0)}}{{property_prefix("webkit")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(25.0)}}&nbsp;</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>15.0{{property_prefix("webkit")}}<br />
    22 (unprefixed)</td>
   <td>6.0{{property_prefix("webkit")}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
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<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Firefox OS</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   <th>Chrome for Android</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile(25.0)}}</td>
   <td>1.2</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>33.0</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
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<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web_Audio_API/Using_Web_Audio_API">Using the Web Audio API</a></li>
</ul>