VRLayerInit

The VRLayerInit interface (dictionary) of the WebVR API represents a content layer (an HTMLCanvasElement or OffscreenCanvas) that you want to present in a VR display.

You can retrieve VRLayerInit objects using VRDisplay.getLayers(), and present them using the VRDisplay.requestPresent() method.

Properties

VRLayerInit.leftBounds

Defines the left texture bounds of the canvas whose contents will be presented by the VRDisplay.

VRLayerInit.rightBounds

Defines the right texture bounds of the canvas whose contents will be presented by the VRDisplay.

VRLayerInit.source

Defines the canvas whose contents will be presented by the VRDisplay when VRDisplay.submitFrame() is called.

Examples

// currently returns an empty array
var layers = vrDisplay.getLayers();

if(navigator.getVRDisplays) {
  console.log('WebVR 1.1 supported');
  // Then get the displays attached to the computer
  navigator.getVRDisplays().then(function(displays) {
    // If a display is available, use it to present the scene
    if(displays.length > 0) {
      vrDisplay = displays[0];
      console.log('Display found');
      // Starting the presentation when the button is clicked: It can only be called in response to a user gesture
      btn.addEventListener('click', function() {
        vrDisplay.requestPresent([{ source: canvas }]).then(function() {
          console.log('Presenting to WebVR display');

          // Here it returns an array of VRLayerInit objects
          var layers = vrDisplay.getLayers();

          ...
        });
      });
    }
  });
}

VRLayerInit objects look something like this:

{
  leftBounds : [ ... ],
  rightBounds: [ ... ],
  source: canvasReference
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• WebVR API homepage
• MozVr.com — demos, downloads, and other resources from the Mozilla VR team.