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The orientationchange event is fired when the orientation of the device has changed.
General info
- Specification
- Compatibility Living Standard
- Interface
- Event
- Bubbles
- No
- Cancelable
- No
- Target
- Screen
- Default Action
- None
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
target Read only |
EventTarget |
The event target (the topmost target in the DOM tree). |
type Read only |
DOMString |
The type of event. |
bubbles Read only |
Boolean |
Whether the event normally bubbles or not |
cancelable Read only |
Boolean |
Whether the event is cancellable or not? |
Example
// Note that "orientationchange" and screen.orientation are unprefixed in the following
// code although this API is still vendor-prefixed browsers implementing it.
window.addEventListener("orientationchange", function() {
alert("the orientation of the device is now " + screen.orientation.angle);
});