VRDevice.deviceName

The deviceName read-only property of the VRDevice interface returns a human-readable name to identify the VRDevice. This will generally be something like "Oculus VR HMD (HMD)" or "Oculus VR HMD (Sensor)".

Syntax

var deviceName = VRDevice.deviceName;

Value

A DOMString containing the human-readable name of the specific VR device.

Examples

The following snippet (see our VRDevice example) returns an array of all the VRDevices connected to your computer via Navigator.getVRDevices(). For each connected device it then prints out the VRDevice.hardwareUnitId, VRDevice.deviceId, and deviceName.

var list = document.querySelector('ul');
var info = document.querySelector('p');
if(navigator.getVRDevices) {
  navigator.getVRDevices().then(function(myDevices) {
    reportDevices(myDevices);     
  });
} else {
  info.textContent = 'WebVR API not supported by this browser.'
}

function reportDevices(devices) {
  for(i = 0; i < devices.length; i++) {
    var listItem = document.createElement('li');
    listItem.innerHTML = 'Device ' + (i+1)
                 + ': <strong>Hardware ID</strong>: ' + devices[i].hardwareUnitId
                 + ', <strong>VD Device ID</strong>: ' + devices[i].deviceId
                 + ', <strong>VR Device Name</strong>: ' + devices[i].deviceName
                 + '.';
    list.appendChild(listItem);
  }
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

• [1] The support in Chrome is currently experimental. To find information on Chrome's WebVR implementation status including supporting builds, check out Bringing VR to Chrome by Brandon Jones.
• [2] The support for this feature is currently disabled by default in Firefox. To enable WebVR support in Firefox Nightly/Developer Edition, you can go to about:config and enable the dom.vr* prefs. A better option however is to install the WebVR Enabler Add-on, which does this for you and sets up other necessary parts of the environment.
• [3] The dom.vr* prefs are enabled by default at this point, in Nightly/Aurora editions.

See also

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