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XrInput

Extends: EventHandler

Provides access to input sources for WebXR.

Summary

Properties

inputSources

List of active XrInputSource instances.

Events

add

Fired when new XrInputSource is added to the list.

remove

Fired when XrInputSource is removed to the list.

select

Fired when XrInputSource has triggered primary action.

selectend

Fired when XrInputSource has ended triggerring primary action.

selectstart

Fired when XrInputSource has started to trigger primary action.

squeeze

Fired when XrInputSource has triggered squeeze action.

squeezeend

Fired when XrInputSource has ended triggerring sqeeze action.

squeezestart

Fired when XrInputSource has started to trigger sqeeze action.

Inherited

Methods

fire

Fire an event, all additional arguments are passed on to the event listener.

hasEvent

Test if there are any handlers bound to an event name.

off

Detach an event handler from an event.

on

Attach an event handler to an event.

once

Attach an event handler to an event.

Details

Properties

XrInputSource[]inputSources

List of active XrInputSource instances.

Events

add

Fired when new XrInputSource is added to the list.

app.xr.input.on('add', function (inputSource) {
    // new input source is added
});

Parameters

inputSourceXrInputSource

Input source that has been added.

remove

Fired when XrInputSource is removed to the list.

app.xr.input.on('remove', function (inputSource) {
    // input source is removed
});

Parameters

inputSourceXrInputSource

Input source that has been removed.

select

Fired when XrInputSource has triggered primary action. This could be pressing a trigger button, or touching a screen.

const ray = new pc.Ray();
app.xr.input.on('select', function (inputSource, evt) {
    ray.set(inputSource.getOrigin(), inputSource.getDirection());
    if (obj.intersectsRay(ray)) {
        // selected an object with input source
    }
});

Parameters

inputSourceXrInputSource

Input source that triggered select event.

evtobject

XRInputSourceEvent event data from WebXR API.

selectend

Fired when XrInputSource has ended triggerring primary action.

Parameters

inputSourceXrInputSource

Input source that triggered selectend event.

evtobject

XRInputSourceEvent event data from WebXR API.

selectstart

Fired when XrInputSource has started to trigger primary action.

Parameters

inputSourceXrInputSource

Input source that triggered selectstart event.

evtobject

XRInputSourceEvent event data from WebXR API.

squeeze

Fired when XrInputSource has triggered squeeze action. This is associated with "grabbing" action on the controllers.

Parameters

inputSourceXrInputSource

Input source that triggered squeeze event.

evtobject

XRInputSourceEvent event data from WebXR API.

squeezeend

Fired when XrInputSource has ended triggerring sqeeze action.

Parameters

inputSourceXrInputSource

Input source that triggered squeezeend event.

evtobject

XRInputSourceEvent event data from WebXR API.

squeezestart

Fired when XrInputSource has started to trigger sqeeze action.

app.xr.input.on('squeezestart', function (inputSource, evt) {
    if (obj.containsPoint(inputSource.getPosition())) {
        // grabbed an object
    }
});

Parameters

inputSourceXrInputSource

Input source that triggered squeezestart event.

evtobject

XRInputSourceEvent event data from WebXR API.

Inherited

Methods

fire(name, [arg1], [arg2], [arg3], [arg4], [arg5], [arg6], [arg7], [arg8])

Fire an event, all additional arguments are passed on to the event listener.

obj.fire('test', 'This is the message');

Parameters

namestring

Name of event to fire.

arg1*

First argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg2*

Second argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg3*

Third argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg4*

Fourth argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg5*

Fifth argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg6*

Sixth argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg7*

Seventh argument that is passed to the event handler.

arg8*

Eighth argument that is passed to the event handler.

Returns

EventHandler

Self for chaining.

hasEvent(name)

Test if there are any handlers bound to an event name.

obj.on('test', function () { }); // bind an event to 'test'
obj.hasEvent('test'); // returns true
obj.hasEvent('hello'); // returns false

Parameters

namestring

The name of the event to test.

Returns

boolean

True if the object has handlers bound to the specified event name.

off([name], [callback], [scope])

Detach an event handler from an event. If callback is not provided then all callbacks are unbound from the event, if scope is not provided then all events with the callback will be unbound.

const handler = function () {
};
obj.on('test', handler);

obj.off(); // Removes all events
obj.off('test'); // Removes all events called 'test'
obj.off('test', handler); // Removes all handler functions, called 'test'
obj.off('test', handler, this); // Removes all handler functions, called 'test' with scope this

Parameters

namestring

Name of the event to unbind.

callbackHandleEventCallback

Function to be unbound.

scopeobject

Scope that was used as the this when the event is fired.

Returns

EventHandler

Self for chaining.

on(name, callback, [scope])

Attach an event handler to an event.

obj.on('test', function (a, b) {
    console.log(a + b);
});
obj.fire('test', 1, 2); // prints 3 to the console
const evt = obj.on('test', function (a, b) {
    console.log(a + b);
});
// some time later
evt.off();

Parameters

namestring

Name of the event to bind the callback to.

callbackHandleEventCallback

Function that is called when event is fired. Note the callback is limited to 8 arguments.

scopeobject

Object to use as 'this' when the event is fired, defaults to current this.

Returns

EventHandle

Can be used for removing event in the future.

once(name, callback, [scope])

Attach an event handler to an event. This handler will be removed after being fired once.

obj.once('test', function (a, b) {
    console.log(a + b);
});
obj.fire('test', 1, 2); // prints 3 to the console
obj.fire('test', 1, 2); // not going to get handled

Parameters

namestring

Name of the event to bind the callback to.

callbackHandleEventCallback

Function that is called when event is fired. Note the callback is limited to 8 arguments.

scopeobject

Object to use as 'this' when the event is fired, defaults to current this.

Returns

EventHandle
  • can be used for removing event in the future.