Gyroscope: x property
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The x read-only property of the
Gyroscope interface returns a number specifying the
angular velocity of the device along its x-axis.
Value
A Number.
Examples
The gyroscope is typically read in the reading event callback.
In the example below this occurs sixty times a second.
js
let gyroscope = new Gyroscope({ frequency: 60 });
gyroscope.addEventListener("reading", (e) => {
console.log(`Angular velocity along the X-axis ${gyroscope.x}`);
console.log(`Angular velocity along the Y-axis ${gyroscope.y}`);
console.log(`Angular velocity along the Z-axis ${gyroscope.z}`);
});
gyroscope.start();
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Gyroscope # gyroscope-x |
Browser compatibility
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