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screenOrientation

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The ScreenOrientation interface of the the Screen Orientation API provides information about the current orientation of the document.

Properties

ScreenOrientation.type Read only
Returns the document's current orientation type, one of "portrait-primary", "portrait-secondary", "landscape-primary", or "landscape-secondary".
ScreenOrientation.angle Read only
Returns the document's current orientation angle.

Event handlers

ScreenOrientation.onchange
Fired whenever is the EventHandler called when the screen changes orientation.

Methods

ScreenOrientation.lock()
Locks the orientation of the containing document to its default orientation and returns a Promise.
ScreenOrientation.unlock()
Unlocks the orientation of the containing document from its default orientation.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Screen Orientation API
The definition of 'ScreenOrientation' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition.

Browser Compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 38 ? ? 25 ?
Feature Android Webview Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 38 38 ? ? ? 25 ?

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/screenOrientation