ScreenDetails: screenschange event
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
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The screenschange
event of the ScreenDetails
interface is fired when the set of screens available to the system has changed: that is, a new screen has become available or an existing screen has become unavailable. This will be reflected in a change in the screens
array.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
addEventListener("screenschange", (event) => {});
onscreenschange = (event) => {};
Event type
A generic Event
.
Examples
You could use the screenschange
event to detect when the available screens have changed, report the change, close all windows, and then reopen them all to suit the new configuration:
const screenDetails = await window.getScreenDetails();
// Return the number of screens
let noOfScreens = screenDetails.screens.length;
screenDetails.addEventListener("screenschange", () => {
// If the new number of screens is different to the old number of screens, report the difference
if (screenDetails.screens.length !== noOfScreens) {
console.log(
`The screen count changed from ${noOfScreens} to ${screenDetails.screens.length}`,
);
// Update noOfScreens value
noOfScreens = screenDetails.screens.length;
}
// Open, close, or rearrange windows as needed, to fit the new screen configuration
updateWindows();
});
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Window Management # eventdef-screendetails-screenschange |
Window Management # ref-for-dom-screendetails-onscreenschange |
Browser compatibility
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