Window: deviceorientationabsolute event

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The deviceorientationabsolute event is fired when absolute device orientation changes.

This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in {{domxref("EventTarget/addEventListener", "addEventListener()")}}:

addEventListener("deviceorientationabsolute", (event) => { })

Alternatively, assign to the event handler property of the interface:

ondeviceorientationabsolute = (event) => { }

Event type

A {{domxref("DeviceOrientationEvent")}}DeviceOrientationEvent. Inherits from {{domxref("Event")}}Event.

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Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{DOMxRef("window.devicemotion_event", "devicemotion")}}devicemotion event
• {{DOMxRef("window.deviceorientation_event", "deviceorientation")}}deviceorientation event
• Detecting device orientation