html5.h¶

The C++ APIs in html5.h define the Emscripten low-level glue bindings to interact with HTML5 events from native code.

Tip

The C++ APIs map closely to their equivalent HTML5 JavaScript APIs. The HTML5 specifications listed below provide additional detailed reference “over and above” the information provided in this document.

In addition, the Test/Example code can be reviewed to see how the code is used.

The HTML5 specifications for APIs that are mapped by html5.h include:

DOM Level 3 Events: Keyboard, Mouse, Mouse Wheel, Resize, Scroll, Focus.

Device Orientation Events for gyro and accelerometer.

Screen Orientation Events for portrait/landscape handling.

Fullscreen Events for browser canvas fullscreen modes transitioning.

Pointer Lock Events for relative-mode mouse motion control.

Vibration API for mobile device haptic vibration feedback control.

Page Visibility Events for power management control.

Touch Events.

Gamepad API.

Beforeunload event.

WebGL context events

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How to use this API ¶

Most of these APIs use an event-based architecture; functionality is accessed by registering a callback function that will be called when the event occurs.

Note

The Gamepad API is currently an exception, as only a polling API is available. For some APIs, both an event-based and a polling-based model are exposed.

Registration functions¶

The typical format of registration functions is as follows (some methods may omit various parameters):

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_some_callback(
        const char *target,     // ID of the target HTML element.
        void *userData,         // User-defined data to be passed to the callback.
        EM_BOOL useCapture,     // Whether or not to use capture.
        em_someevent_callback_func callback     // Callback function.
);

The target parameter is the ID of the HTML element to which the callback registration is to be applied. This field has the following special meanings:

0 or NULL: A default element is chosen automatically based on the event type, which should be reasonable most of the time.

#window: The event listener is applied to the JavaScript window object.

#document: The event listener is applied to the JavaScript document object.

#screen: The event listener is applied to the JavaScript window.screen object.

#canvas: The event listener is applied to the Emscripten default WebGL canvas element.

Any other string without a leading hash “#” sign: The event listener is applied to the element on the page with the given ID.

The userData parameter is a user-defined value that is passed (unchanged) to the registered event callback. This can be used to, for example, pass a pointer to a C++ class or similarly to enclose the C API in a clean object-oriented manner.

The useCapture parameter maps to useCapture in EventTarget.addEventListener. It indicates whether or not to initiate capture: if true the callback will be invoked only for the DOM capture and target phases; if false the callback will be triggered during the target and bubbling phases. See DOM Level 3 Events for a more detailed explanation.

Most functions return the result using the type EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT. Non-zero and positive values denote success. Negative values signal failure. None of the functions fail or abort by throwing a JavaScript or C++ exception. If a particular browser does not support the given feature, the value EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_NOT_SUPPORTED will be returned at the time the callback is registered.

Callback functions¶

When the event occurs the callback is invoked with the relevant event “type” (for example EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_CLICK), a struct containing the details of the event that occurred, and the userData that was originally passed to the registration function. The general format of the callback function is:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_someevent_callback_func) // Callback function. Return true if event is "consumed".
        (
        int eventType, // The type of event.
        const EmscriptenSomeEvent *keyEvent, // Information about the event.
        void *userData // User data passed from the registration function.
        );

Callback handlers that return an EM_BOOL may specify true to signal that the handler consumed the event (this suppresses the default action for that event by calling its .preventDefault(); member). Returning false indicates that the event was not consumed — the default browser event action is carried out and the event is allowed to pass on/bubble up as normal.

Calling a registration function with a null pointer for the callback causes a de-registration of that callback from the given target element. All event handlers are also automatically unregistered when the C exit() function is invoked during the atexit handler pass. Either use the function emscripten_set_main_loop() or set Module.noExitRuntime = true; to make sure that leaving main() will not immediately cause an exit() and clean up the event handlers.

Functions affected by web security¶

Some functions, including emscripten_request_pointerlock() and emscripten_request_fullscreen(), are affected by web security.

While the functions can be called anywhere, the actual “requests” can only be raised inside the handler for a user-generated event (for example a key, mouse or touch press/release).

When porting code, it may be difficult to ensure that the functions are called inside appropriate event handlers (so that the requests are raised immediately). As a convenience, developers can set deferUntilInEventHandler=true to automatically defer insecure requests until the user next presses a keyboard or mouse button. This simplifies porting, but often results in a poorer user experience. For example, the user must click once on the canvas to hide the pointer or transition to full screen.

Where possible, the functions should only be called inside appropriate event handlers. Setting deferUntilInEventHandler=false causes the functions to abort with an error if the request is refused due to a security restriction: this is a useful mechanism for discovering instances where the functions are called outside the handler for a user-generated event.

Test/Example code¶

The HTML5 test code demonstrates how to use this API:

test_html5.c

test_html5_fullscreen.c

test_html5_mouse.c

General types ¶

EM_BOOL¶: This is the Emscripten type for a bool.

EM_UTF8¶: This is the Emscripten type for a UTF8 string (maps to a char). This is used for node names, element ids, etc.

Function result values ¶

Most functions in this API return a result of type EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT. None of the functions fail or abort by throwing a JavaScript or C++ exception. If a particular browser does not support the given feature, the value EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_NOT_SUPPORTED will be returned at the time the callback is registered.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT¶

This type is used to return the result of most functions in this API. Positive values denote success, while zero and negative values signal failure. Possible values are listed below.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS¶: The operation succeeded.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_DEFERRED¶: The requested operation cannot be completed now for web security reasons, and has been deferred for completion in the next event handler.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_NOT_SUPPORTED¶: The given operation is not supported by this browser or the target element. This value will be returned at the time the callback is registered if the operation is not supported.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_FAILED_NOT_DEFERRED¶: The requested operation could not be completed now for web security reasons. It failed because the user requested the operation not be deferred.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_INVALID_TARGET¶: The operation failed because the specified target element is invalid.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_UNKNOWN_TARGET¶: The operation failed because the specified target element was not found.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_INVALID_PARAM¶: The operation failed because an invalid parameter was passed to the function.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_FAILED¶: Generic failure result message, returned if no specific result is available.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_NO_DATA¶: The operation failed because no data is currently available.

Keys ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_KEYPRESS¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_KEYDOWN¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_KEYUP¶: Emscripten key events.

DOM_KEY_LOCATION¶

The location of the key on the keyboard; one of the values below.

DOM_KEY_LOCATION_STANDARD¶
DOM_KEY_LOCATION_LEFT¶
DOM_KEY_LOCATION_RIGHT¶
DOM_KEY_LOCATION_NUMPAD¶: Locations of the key on the keyboard.

Struct¶

EmscriptenKeyboardEvent¶

The event structure passed in keyboard events: keypress, keydown and keyup.

Note that since the DOM Level 3 Events spec is very recent at the time of writing (2014-03), uniform support for the different fields in the spec is still in flux. Be sure to check the results in multiple browsers. See the unmerged pull request #2222 for an example of how to interpret the legacy key events.

EM_UTF8 key¶

The printed representation of the pressed key.

Maximum size 32 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 key[32]).

EM_UTF8 code¶

A string that identifies the physical key being pressed. The value is not affected by the current keyboard layout or modifier state, so a particular key will always return the same value.

Maximum size 32 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 code[32]).

unsigned long location¶: Indicates the location of the key on the keyboard. One of the DOM_KEY_LOCATION values.

EM_BOOL ctrlKey¶
EM_BOOL shiftKey¶
EM_BOOL altKey¶
EM_BOOL metaKey¶: Specifies which modifiers were active during the key event.

EM_BOOL repeat¶: Specifies if this keyboard event represents a repeated press.

EM_UTF8 locale¶

A locale string indicating the configured keyboard locale. This may be an empty string if the browser or device doesn’t know the keyboard’s locale.

Maximum size 32 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 locale[32]).

EM_UTF8 charValue¶

The following fields are values from previous versions of the DOM key events specifications. See the character representation of the key. This is the field char from the docs, but renamed to charValue to avoid a C reserved word.

Maximum size 32 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 charValue[32]).

Warning

This attribute has been dropped from DOM Level 3 events.

unsigned long charCode¶: The Unicode reference number of the key; this attribute is used only by the keypress event. For keys whose char attribute contains multiple characters, this is the Unicode value of the first character in that attribute.

Warning

This attribute is deprecated, you should use the field key instead, if available.

unsigned long keyCode¶: A system and implementation dependent numerical code identifying the unmodified value of the pressed key.

Warning

This attribute is deprecated, you should use the field key instead, if available.

unsigned long which¶: A system and implementation dependent numeric code identifying the unmodified value of the pressed key; this is usually the same as keyCode.

Warning

This attribute is deprecated, you should use the field key instead, if available. Note thought that while this field is deprecated, the cross-browser support for which may be better than for the other fields, so experimentation is recommended. Read issue https://github.com/kripken/emscripten/issues/2817 for more information.

Callback functions¶

em_key_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the keypress callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_key_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenKeyboardEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of `key event`. keyEvent (const EmscriptenKeyboardEvent) – Information about the key event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_keypress_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_key_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_keydown_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_key_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_keyup_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_key_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving browser-generated keyboard input events.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. userData* (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_key_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`
See also:	https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/Event/UIEvent/KeyEvent http://www.javascriptkit.com/jsref/eventkeyboardmouse.shtml

Mouse ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_CLICK¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_MOUSEDOWN¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_MOUSEUP¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_DBLCLICK¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_MOUSEMOVE¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_MOUSEENTER¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_MOUSELEAVE¶: Emscripten mouse events.

Struct¶

EmscriptenMouseEvent¶

The event structure passed in mouse events: click, mousedown, mouseup, dblclick, mousemove, mouseenter and mouseleave.

double timestamp;: A timestamp of when this data was generated by the browser. This is an absolute wallclock time in milliseconds.

long screenX¶
long screenY¶: The coordinates relative to the browser screen coordinate system.

long clientX¶
long clientY¶: The coordinates relative to the viewport associated with the event.

EM_BOOL ctrlKey¶
EM_BOOL shiftKey¶
EM_BOOL altKey¶
EM_BOOL metaKey¶: Specifies which modifiers were active during the mouse event.

unsigned short button¶

Identifies which pointer device button changed state (see MouseEvent.button):

0 : Left button

1 : Middle button (if present)

2 : Right button

unsigned short buttons¶: A bitmask that indicates which combinations of mouse buttons were being held down at the time of the event.

long movementX¶
long movementY;: If pointer lock is active, these two extra fields give relative mouse movement since the last event.

long targetX¶
long targetY¶: These fields give the mouse coordinates mapped relative to the coordinate space of the target DOM element receiving the input events (Emscripten-specific extension).

long canvasX¶
long canvasY¶: These fields give the mouse coordinates mapped to the Emscripten canvas client area (Emscripten-specific extension).

long padding¶: Internal, and can be ignored.

Note

Implementers only: pad this struct to multiple of 8 bytes to make WheelEvent unambiguously align to 8 bytes.

Callback functions¶

em_mouse_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the mouse event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_mouse_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenMouseEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of `mouse event`. keyEvent (const EmscriptenMouseEvent) – Information about the mouse event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_click_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_mouse_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_mousedown_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_mouse_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_mouseup_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_mouse_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_dblclick_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_mouse_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_mousemove_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_mouse_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_mouseenter_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_mouse_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_mouseleave_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_mouse_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving browser-generated mouse input events.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. userData* (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_mouse_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_mouse_status(EmscriptenMouseEvent *mouseState)¶

Returns the most recently received mouse event state.

Note that for this function call to succeed, emscripten_set_xxx_callback must have first been called with one of the mouse event types and a non-zero callback function pointer to enable the Mouse state capture.

Parameters:	mouseState (EmscriptenMouseEvent*) – The most recently received mouse event state.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Wheel ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_WHEEL¶: Emscripten wheel event.

DOM_DELTA_PIXEL¶: The units of measurement for the delta must be pixels (from spec).

DOM_DELTA_LINE¶: The units of measurement for the delta must be individual lines of text (from spec).

DOM_DELTA_PAGE¶: The units of measurement for the delta must be pages, either defined as a single screen or as a demarcated page (from spec).

Struct¶

EmscriptenWheelEvent¶

The event structure passed in mousewheel events.

EmscriptenMouseEvent mouse¶: Specifies general mouse information related to this event.

double deltaX¶
double deltaY¶
double deltaZ¶: Movement of the wheel on each of the axis. Note that these values may be fractional, so you should avoid simply casting them to integer, or it might result in scroll values of 0. The positive Y scroll direction is when scrolling the page downwards (page CSS pixel +Y direction), which corresponds to scrolling the mouse wheel downwards (away from the screen) on Windows, Linux, and also on OSX when the ‘natural scroll’ option is disabled.

unsigned long deltaMode¶: One of the DOM_DELTA_ values that indicates the units of measurement for the delta values.

Callback functions¶

em_wheel_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the wheel event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_wheel_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenWheelEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of wheel event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_WHEEL`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenWheelEvent) – Information about the wheel event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_wheel_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_wheel_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving browser-generated mousewheel events.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. userData* (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_wheel_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

UI ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_RESIZE¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_SCROLL¶: Emscripten UI events.

Struct¶

EmscriptenUiEvent¶

The event structure passed in DOM element UIEvent events: resize and scroll.

long detail¶: Specifies additional detail/information about this event.

int documentBodyClientWidth¶
int documentBodyClientHeight¶: The clientWidth/clientHeight of the document.body element.

int windowInnerWidth¶
int windowInnerHeight¶: The innerWidth/innerHeight of the browser window.

int windowOuterWidth¶
int windowOuterHeight;: The outerWidth/outerHeight of the browser window.

int scrollTop¶
int scrollLeft¶: The page scroll position.

Callback functions¶

em_ui_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the UI event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_ui_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenUiEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of UI event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_RESIZE`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenUiEvent) – Information about the UI event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_resize_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_ui_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_scroll_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_ui_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving DOM element resize and scroll events.

Note

For the resize callback, pass in target = 0 to get resize events from the Window object.
The DOM3 Events specification only requires that the Window object sends resize events. It is valid to register a resize callback on other DOM elements, but the browser is not required to fire resize events for these.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. userData* (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_ui_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Focus ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_BLUR¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_FOCUS¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_FOCUSIN¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_FOCUSOUT¶: Emscripten focus events.

Struct¶

EmscriptenFocusEvent¶

The event structure passed in DOM element blur, focus, focusin and focusout events.

EM_UTF8 nodeName¶

The nodeName of the target HTML Element.

Maximum size 128 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 nodeName[128]).

EM_UTF8 id¶

The ID of the target element.

Maximum size 128 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 id[128]).

Callback functions¶

em_focus_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the focus event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_focus_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenFocusEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of focus event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_BLUR`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenFocusEvent) – Information about the focus event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_blur_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_focus_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_focus_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_focus_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_focusin_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_focus_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_focusout_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_focus_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving DOM element blur, focus, focusin and focusout events.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. userData* (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_focus_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Device orientation ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_DEVICEORIENTATION¶: Emscripten deviceorientation events.

Struct¶

EmscriptenDeviceOrientationEvent¶

The event structure passed in the deviceorientation event.

double timestamp¶: Absolute wallclock time when the event occurred (in milliseconds).

double alpha¶

double beta¶

double gamma¶

The orientation of the device in terms of the transformation from a coordinate frame fixed on the Earth to a coordinate frame fixed in the device.

The image (source: dev.opera.com) and definitions below illustrate the co-ordinate frame:

alpha: the rotation of the device around the Z axis.

beta: the rotation of the device around the X axis.

gamma: the rotation of the device around the Y axis.

EM_BOOL absolute¶: If false, the orientation is only relative to some other base orientation, not to the fixed coordinate frame.

Callback functions¶

em_deviceorientation_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the orientation event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_deviceorientation_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenDeviceOrientationEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of orientation event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_DEVICEORIENTATION`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenDeviceOrientationEvent) – Information about the orientation event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_deviceorientation_callback(void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_deviceorientation_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving the deviceorientation event.

Parameters:	userData (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_deviceorientation_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_deviceorientation_status(EmscriptenDeviceOrientationEvent *orientationState)¶

Returns the most recently received deviceorientation event state.

Note that for this function call to succeed, emscripten_set_deviceorientation_callback() must have first been called with one of the mouse event types and a non-zero callback function pointer to enable the deviceorientation state capture.

Parameters:	orientationState (EmscriptenDeviceOrientationEvent*) – The most recently received `deviceorientation` event state.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Device motion ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_DEVICEMOTION¶: Emscripten devicemotion event.

Struct¶

EmscriptenDeviceMotionEvent¶

The event structure passed in the devicemotion event.

double timestamp¶: Absolute wallclock time when the event occurred (milliseconds).

double accelerationX¶
double accelerationY¶
double accelerationZ¶: Acceleration of the device excluding gravity.

double accelerationIncludingGravityX¶
double accelerationIncludingGravityY¶
double accelerationIncludingGravityZ¶: Acceleration of the device including gravity.

double rotationRateAlpha¶
double rotationRateBeta¶
double rotationRateGamma¶: The rotational delta of the device.

Callback functions¶

em_devicemotion_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the devicemotion event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_devicemotion_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenDeviceMotionEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of devicemotion event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_DEVICEMOTION`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenDeviceMotionEvent) – Information about the devicemotion event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_devicemotion_callback(void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_devicemotion_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving the devicemotion event.

Parameters:	userData (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_devicemotion_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_devicemotion_status(EmscriptenDeviceMotionEvent *motionState)¶

Returns the most recently received devicemotion event state.

Note that for this function call to succeed, emscripten_set_devicemotion_callback() must have first been called with one of the mouse event types and a non-zero callback function pointer to enable the devicemotion state capture.

Parameters:	motionState (EmscriptenDeviceMotionEvent*) – The most recently received `devicemotion` event state.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Orientation ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_ORIENTATIONCHANGE¶: Emscripten orientationchange event.

EMSCRIPTEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT_PRIMARY¶: Primary portrait mode orientation.

EMSCRIPTEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT_SECONDARY¶: Secondary portrait mode orientation.

EMSCRIPTEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE_PRIMARY¶: Primary landscape mode orientation.

EMSCRIPTEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE_SECONDARY¶: Secondary landscape mode orientation.

Struct¶

EmscriptenOrientationChangeEvent¶

The event structure passed in the orientationchange event.

int orientationIndex¶: One of the EM_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT_xxx fields, or -1 if unknown.

int orientationAngle¶

Emscripten-specific extension: Some browsers refer to window.orientation, so report that as well.

Orientation angle in degrees. 0: “default orientation”, i.e. default upright orientation to hold the mobile device in. Could be either landscape or portrait.

Callback functions¶

em_orientationchange_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the orientationchange event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_orientationchange_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenOrientationChangeEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of orientationchange event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_ORIENTATIONCHANGE`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenOrientationChangeEvent) – Information about the orientationchange event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_orientationchange_callback(void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_orientationchange_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving the orientationchange event.

Parameters:	userData (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_orientationchange_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_orientation_status(EmscriptenOrientationChangeEvent *orientationStatus)¶

Returns the current device orientation state.

Parameters:	orientationStatus (EmscriptenOrientationChangeEvent*) – The most recently received orientation state.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_lock_orientation(int allowedOrientations)¶

Locks the screen orientation to the given set of allowed orientations.

Parameters:	allowedOrientations (int) – A bitfield set of `EMSCRIPTEN_ORIENTATION_xxx` flags.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_unlock_orientation(void)¶

Removes the orientation lock so the screen can turn to any orientation.

Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Fullscreen ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_FULLSCREENCHANGE¶: Emscripten fullscreenchange event.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_SCALE¶: An enum-like type which specifies how the Emscripten runtime should treat the CSS size of the target element when displaying it in fullscreen mode via calls to functions emscripten_request_fullscreen_strategy() and emscripten_enter_soft_fullscreen().

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_SCALE_DEFAULT¶: Specifies that the DOM element should not be resized by Emscripten runtime when transitioning between fullscreen and windowed modes. The browser will be responsible for scaling the DOM element to the fullscreen size. The proper browser behavior in this mode is to stretch the element to fit the full display ignoring aspect ratio, but at the time of writing, browsers implement different behavior here. See the discussion at https://github.com/kripken/emscripten/issues/2556 for more information.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_SCALE_STRETCH¶: Specifies that the Emscripten runtime should explicitly stretch the CSS size of the target element to cover the whole screen when trasnsitioning to fullscreen mode. This will change the aspect ratio of the displayed content.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_SCALE_ASPECT¶: Specifies that the Emscripten runtime should explicitly scale the CSS size of the target element to cover the whole screen, while adding either vertical or horizontal black letterbox padding to preserve the aspect ratio of the content. The aspect ratio that is used here is the render target size of the canvas element. To change the desired aspect ratio, call emscripten_set_canvas_size() before entering fullscreen mode.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_CANVAS_SCALE¶: An enum-like type which specifies how the Emscripten runtime should treat the pixel size (render target resolution) of the target canvas element when displaying it in fullscreen mode via calls to functions emscripten_request_fullscreen_strategy() and emscripten_enter_soft_fullscreen(). To better understand the underlying distinction between the CSS size of a canvas element versus the render target size of a canvas element, see https://www.khronos.org/webgl/wiki/HandlingHighDPI.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_CANVAS_SCALE_NONE¶: Specifies that the Emscripten runtime should not do any changes to the render target resolution of the target canvas element that is displayed in fullscreen mode. Use this mode when your application is set up to render to a single fixed resolution that cannot be changed under any condition.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_CANVAS_SCALE_STDDEF¶: Specifies that the Emscripten runtime should resize the render target of the canvas element to match 1:1 with the CSS size of the element in fullscreen mode. On high DPI displays (window.devicePixelRatio > 1), the CSS size is not the same as the physical screen resolution of the device. Call emscripten_get_device_pixel_ratio() to obtain the pixel ratio between CSS pixels and actual device pixels of the screen. Use this mode when you want to render to a pixel resolution that is DPI-independent.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_CANVAS_SCALE_HIDEF¶: Specifies that the Emscripten runtime should resize the canvas render target size to match 1:1 with the physical screen resolution on the device. This corresponds to high definition displays on retina iOS and other mobile and desktop devices with high DPI. Use this mode to match and render 1:1 to the native display resolution.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_FILTERING¶: An enum-like type that specifies what kind of image filtering algorithm to apply to the element when it is presented in fullscreen mode.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_FILTERING_DEFAULT¶: Specifies that the image filtering mode should not be changed from the existing setting in the CSS style.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_FILTERING_NEAREST¶: Applies a CSS style to the element that displays the content using a nearest-neighbor image filtering algorithm in fullscreen mode.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_FILTERING_BILINEAR¶: Applies a CSS style to the element that displays the content using a bilinear image filtering algorithm in fullscreen mode. This is the default browser behavior.

Struct¶

EmscriptenFullscreenChangeEvent¶

The event structure passed in the fullscreenchange event.

EM_BOOL isFullscreen¶: Specifies whether an element on the browser page is currently fullscreen.

EM_BOOL fullscreenEnabled¶: Specifies if the current page has the ability to display elements fullscreen.

EM_UTF8 nodeName¶

The nodeName of the target HTML Element that is in full screen mode.

Maximum size 128 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 nodeName[128]).

If isFullscreen is false, then nodeName, id and elementWidth and ElementHeight specify information about the element that just exited fullscreen mode.

EM_UTF8 id¶

The ID of the target HTML element that is in full screen mode.

Maximum size 128 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 id[128]).

int elementWidth¶
int elementHeight¶: The new pixel size of the element that changed fullscreen status.

int screenWidth¶
int screenHeight¶: The size of the whole screen, in pixels.

EmscriptenFullscreenStrategy¶

The options structure that is passed in to functions emscripten_request_fullscreen_strategy() and emscripten_enter_soft_fullscreen() to configure how the target element should be displayed in fullscreen mode.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_SCALE scaleMode¶: Specifies the rule how the CSS size (the displayed size) of the target element is resized when displayed in fullscreen mode.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_CANVAS_SCALE canvasResolutionScaleMode¶: Specifies how the render target size (the pixel resolution) of the target element is adjusted when displayed in fullscreen mode.

EMSCRIPTEN_FULLSCREEN_FILTERING filteringMode¶: Specifies the image filtering algorithm to apply to the element in fullscreen mode.

em_canvasresized_callback_func canvasResizedCallback¶: If nonzero, points to a user-provided callback function which will be called whenever either the CSS or the canvas render target size changes. Use this callback to reliably obtain information about canvas resize events.

void *canvasResizedCallbackUserData¶: Stores a custom data field which will be passed to all calls to the user-provided callback function.

Callback functions¶

em_fullscreenchange_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the fullscreen event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_fullscreenchange_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenFullscreenChangeEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of fullscreen event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_FULLSCREENCHANGE`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenFullscreenChangeEvent) – Information about the fullscreen event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_fullscreenchange_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_fullscreenchange_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving the fullscreenchange event.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. userData* (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_fullscreenchange_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_fullscreen_status(EmscriptenFullscreenChangeEvent *fullscreenStatus)¶

Returns the current page fullscreen state.

Parameters:	fullscreenStatus (EmscriptenFullscreenChangeEvent*) – The most recently received fullscreen state.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_request_fullscreen(const char *target, EM_BOOL deferUntilInEventHandler)¶

Requests the given target element to transition to full screen mode.

Note

This function can be called anywhere, but for web security reasons its associated request can only be raised inside the event handler for a user-generated event (for example a key, mouse or touch press/release). This has implications for porting and the value of deferUntilInEventHandler — see Functions affected by web security for more information.

Note

This function only performs a fullscreen request without changing any parameters of the DOM element that is to be displayed in fullscreen mode. At the time of writing, there are differences in how browsers present elements in fullscreen mode. For more information, read the discussion at https://github.com/kripken/emscripten/issues/2556. To display an element in fullscreen mode in a way that is consistent across browsers, prefer calling the function emscripten_request_fullscreen_strategy() instead. This function is best called only in scenarios where the preconfigured presets defined by emscripten_request_fullscreen_strategy() conflict with the developer’s use case in some way.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. deferUntilInEventHandler* (EM_BOOL) – If `true` requests made outside of a user-generated event handler are automatically deferred until the user next presses a keyboard or mouse button. If `false` the request will fail if called outside of a user-generated event handler.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_request_fullscreen_strategy(const char *target, EM_BOOL deferUntilInEventHandler, const EmscriptenFullscreenStrategy *fullscreenStrategy)¶

Requests the given target element to transition to full screen mode, using a custom presentation mode for the element. This function is otherwise the same as emscripten_request_fullscreen(), but this function adds options to control how resizing and aspect ratio, and ensures that the behavior is consistent across browsers.

Note

This function makes changes to the DOM to satisfy consistent presentation across browsers. These changes have been designed to intrude as little as possible, and the changes are cleared once windowed browsing is restored. If any of these changes are conflicting, see the function emscripten_request_fullscreen() instead, which performs a bare fullscreen request without any modifications to the DOM.

Parameters:	*EmscriptenFullscreenStrategy fullscreenStrategy** (const) – [in] Points to a configuration structure filled by the caller which specifies display options for the fullscreen mode.

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_exit_fullscreen(void)¶

Returns back to windowed browsing mode from a proper fullscreen mode.

Do not call this function to attempt to return to windowed browsing mode from a soft fullscreen mode, or vice versa.

Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_enter_soft_fullscreen(const char *target, const EmscriptenFullscreenStrategy *fullscreenStrategy)¶

Enters a “soft” fullscreen mode, where the given target element is displayed in the whole client area of the page and all other elements are hidden, but does not actually request fullscreen mode for the browser. This function is useful in cases where the actual Fullscreen API is not desirable or needed, for example in packaged apps for Firefox OS, where applications essentially already cover the whole screen.

Pressing the esc button does not automatically exit the soft fullscreen mode. To return to windowed presentation mode, manually call the function emscripten_exit_soft_fullscreen().

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_exit_soft_fullscreen()¶: Returns back to windowed browsing mode from a soft fullscreen mode. Do not call this function to attempt to return to windowed browsing mode from a real fullscreen mode, or vice versa.

Pointerlock ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_POINTERLOCKCHANGE¶: Emscripten pointerlockchange events.

Struct¶

EmscriptenPointerlockChangeEvent¶

The event structure passed in the pointerlockchange event.

EM_BOOL isActive¶: Specifies whether an element on the browser page currently has pointer lock enabled.

EM_UTF8 nodeName¶

The nodeName of the target HTML Element that has the pointer lock active.

Maximum size 128 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 nodeName[128]).

EM_UTF8 id¶

The ID of the target HTML element that has the pointer lock active.

Maximum size 128 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 id[128]).

Callback functions¶

em_pointerlockchange_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the pointerlockchange event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_pointerlockchange_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenPointerlockChangeEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of pointerlockchange event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_POINTERLOCKCHANGE`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenPointerlockChangeEvent) – Information about the pointerlockchange event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_pointerlockchange_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_pointerlockchange_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving the pointerlockchange event.

Pointer lock hides the mouse cursor and exclusively gives the target element relative mouse movement events via the mousemove event.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. userData* (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_pointerlockchange_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_pointerlock_status(EmscriptenPointerlockChangeEvent *pointerlockStatus)¶

Returns the current page pointerlock state.

Parameters:	pointerlockStatus (EmscriptenPointerlockChangeEvent*) – The most recently received pointerlock state.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_request_pointerlock(const char *target, EM_BOOL deferUntilInEventHandler)¶

Requests the given target element to grab pointerlock.

Note

This function can be called anywhere, but for web security reasons its associated request can only be raised inside the event handler for a user-generated event (for example a key, mouse or touch press/release). This has implications for porting and the value of deferUntilInEventHandler — see Functions affected by web security for more information.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. deferUntilInEventHandler* (EM_BOOL) – If `true` requests made outside of a user-generated event handler are automatically deferred until the user next presses a keyboard or mouse button. If `false` the request will fail if called outside of a user-generated event handler.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_exit_pointerlock(void)¶

Exits pointer lock state and restores the mouse cursor to be visible again.

Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Visibility ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_VISIBILITYCHANGE¶: Emscripten visibilitychange event.

EMSCRIPTEN_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN¶: The document is hidden (not visible).

EMSCRIPTEN_VISIBILITY_VISIBLE¶: The document is at least partially visible.

EMSCRIPTEN_VISIBILITY_PRERENDER¶: The document is loaded off screen and not visible (prerender).

EMSCRIPTEN_VISIBILITY_UNLOADED¶: The document is to be unloaded.

Struct¶

EmscriptenVisibilityChangeEvent¶

The event structure passed in the visibilitychange event.

EM_BOOL hidden¶: If true, the current browser page is now hidden.

int visibilityState¶: Specifies a more fine-grained state of the current page visibility status. One of the EMSCRIPTEN_VISIBILITY_ values.

Callback functions¶

em_visibilitychange_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the visibilitychange event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_visibilitychange_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenVisibilityChangeEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of `visibilitychange` event (`EMSCRIPTEN_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenVisibilityChangeEvent) – Information about the `visibilitychange` event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_visibilitychange_callback(void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_visibilitychange_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving the visibilitychange event.

Parameters:	userData (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_visibilitychange_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_visibility_status(EmscriptenVisibilityChangeEvent *visibilityStatus)¶

Returns the current page visibility state.

Parameters:	visibilityStatus (EmscriptenVisibilityChangeEvent*) – The most recently received page visibility state.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Touch ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TOUCHSTART¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TOUCHEND¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TOUCHMOVE¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TOUCHCANCEL¶: Emscripten touch events.

Struct¶

EmscriptenTouchPoint¶

Specifies the status of a single touch point on the page.

long identifier¶: An identification number for each touch point.

long screenX¶
long screenY¶: The touch coordinate relative to the whole screen origin, in pixels.

long clientX¶
long clientY¶: The touch coordinate relative to the viewport, in pixels.

long pageX¶
long pageY¶: The touch coordinate relative to the viewport, in pixels, and including any scroll offset.

EM_BOOL isChanged¶: Specifies whether the touch point changed during this event.

EM_BOOL onTarget¶: Specifies whether this touch point is still above the original target on which it was initially pressed.

long targetX¶
long targetY¶: These fields give the touch coordinates mapped relative to the coordinate space of the target DOM element receiving the input events (Emscripten-specific extension).

long canvasX¶
long canvasY¶: The touch coordinates mapped to the Emscripten canvas client area, in pixels (Emscripten-specific extension).

EmscriptenTouchEvent¶

Specifies the data of a single touchevent.

int numTouches¶: The number of valid elements in the touches array.

EM_BOOL ctrlKey¶
EM_BOOL shiftKey¶
EM_BOOL altKey¶
EM_BOOL metaKey¶: Specifies which modifiers were active during the touch event.

EmscriptenTouchPoint touches[32]: An array of currently active touches, one for each finger.

Callback functions¶

em_touch_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the touch event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_touch_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenTouchEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of touch event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_TOUCHSTART`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenTouchEvent) – Information about the touch event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_touchstart_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_touch_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_touchend_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_touch_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_touchmove_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_touch_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_touchcancel_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_touch_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving touch events : touchstart, touchend, touchmove and touchcancel.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. userData* (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_touch_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Gamepad ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_GAMEPADCONNECTED¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_GAMEPADDISCONNECTED¶: Emscripten gamepad events.

Struct¶

EmscriptenGamepadEvent¶

Represents the current snapshot state of a gamepad.

double timestamp¶: Absolute wallclock time when the data was recorded (milliseconds).

int numAxes¶: The number of valid axis entries in the axis array.

int numButtons¶: The number of valid button entries in the analogButton and digitalButton arrays.

double axis[64]: The analog state of the gamepad axes, in the range [-1, 1].

double analogButton[64]: The analog state of the gamepad buttons, in the range [0, 1].

EM_BOOL digitalButton[64]: The digital state of the gamepad buttons, either 0 or 1.

EM_BOOL connected¶: Specifies whether this gamepad is connected to the browser page.

long index¶: An ordinal associated with this gamepad, zero-based.

EM_UTF8 id¶

An ID for the brand or style of the connected gamepad device. Typically, this will include the USB vendor and a product ID.

Maximum size 64 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 id[128]).

EM_UTF8 mapping¶

A string that identifies the layout or control mapping of this device.

Maximum size 128 char (i.e. EM_UTF8 mapping[128]).

Callback functions¶

em_gamepad_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the gamepad event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_gamepad_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenGamepadEvent *keyEvent, void *userData)

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of gamepad event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_GAMEPADCONNECTED`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenGamepadEvent) – Information about the gamepad event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_gamepadconnected_callback(void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_gamepad_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_gamepaddisconnected_callback(void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_gamepad_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving the gamepad events: gamepadconnected and gamepaddisconnected.

Parameters:	userData (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_gamepad_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

int emscripten_get_num_gamepads(void)¶

Returns the number of gamepads connected to the system or EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_NOT_SUPPORTED if the current browser does not support gamepads.

Note

A gamepad does not show up as connected until a button on it is pressed.

Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	int

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_gamepad_status(int index, EmscriptenGamepadEvent *gamepadState)¶

Returns a snapshot of the current gamepad state.

Parameters:	index (int) – The index of the gamepad to check (in the array of connected gamepads). gamepadState (EmscriptenGamepadEvent*) – The most recently received gamepad state.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Battery ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_BATTERYCHARGINGCHANGE¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_BATTERYLEVELCHANGE¶: Emscripten batterymanager events.

Struct¶

EmscriptenBatteryEvent¶

The event structure passed in the batterymanager events: chargingchange and levelchange.

double chargingTime¶: Time remaining until the battery is fully charged (seconds).

double dischargingTime¶: Time remaining until the battery is empty and the system will be suspended (seconds).

double level¶: Current battery level, on a scale of 0 to 1.0.

EM_BOOL charging;: true if the battery is charging, false otherwise.

Callback functions¶

em_battery_callback_func¶

Function pointer for the batterymanager event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_battery_callback_func)(int eventType, const EmscriptenBatteryEvent *keyEvent, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of `batterymanager` event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_BATTERYCHARGINGCHANGE`). keyEvent (const EmscriptenBatteryEvent) – Information about the `batterymanager` event that occurred. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_batterychargingchange_callback(void *userData, em_battery_callback_func callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_batterylevelchange_callback(void *userData, em_battery_callback_func callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving the batterymanager events: chargingchange and levelchange.

Parameters:	userData (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_battery_callback_func) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_battery_status(EmscriptenBatteryEvent *batteryState)¶

Returns the current battery status.

Parameters:	batteryState (EmscriptenBatteryEvent*) – The most recently received battery state.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Vibration ¶

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_vibrate(int msecs)¶

Produces a vibration for the specified time, in milliseconds.

Parameters:	msecs (int) – The amount of time for which the vibration is required (milliseconds).
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_vibrate_pattern(int *msecsArray, int numEntries)¶

Produces a complex vibration feedback pattern.

Parameters:	msecsArray (int) – An array of timing entries [on, off, on, off, on, off, ...] where every second one specifies a duration of vibration, and every other one specifies a duration of silence. numEntries* (int) – The number of integers in the array `msecsArray`.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

Page unload ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_BEFOREUNLOAD¶: Emscripten beforeunload event.

Callback functions¶

em_beforeunload_callback¶

Function pointer for the beforeunload event callback functions, defined as:

typedef const char *(*em_beforeunload_callback)(int eventType, const void *reserved, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of `beforeunload` event (`EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_BEFOREUNLOAD`). reserved (const void) – Reserved for future use; pass in 0. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	Return a string to be displayed to the user.
Return type:	char*

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_beforeunload_callback(void *userData, em_beforeunload_callback callback)¶

Registers a callback function for receiving the page beforeunload event.

Hook into this event to perform actions immediately prior to page close (for example, to display a notification to ask if the user really wants to leave the page).

Parameters:	userData (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). callback (em_beforeunload_callback) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

WebGL context ¶

Defines¶

EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_WEBGLCONTEXTLOST¶
EMSCRIPTEN_EVENT_WEBGLCONTEXTRESTORED¶: Emscripten WebGL context events.

EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE¶: Represents a handle to an Emscripten WebGL context object. The value 0 denotes an invalid/no context (this is a typedef to an int).

Struct¶

EmscriptenWebGLContextAttributes¶

Specifies WebGL context creation parameters.

EM_BOOL alpha¶: If true, request an alpha channel for the context. If you create an alpha channel, you can blend the canvas rendering with the underlying web page contents. Default value: true.

EM_BOOL depth¶: If true, request a depth buffer of at least 16 bits. If false, no depth buffer will be initialized. Default value: true.

EM_BOOL stencil¶: If true, request a stencil buffer of at least 8 bits. If false, no stencil buffer will be initialized. Default value: false.

EM_BOOL antialias¶: If true, antialiasing will be initialized with a browser-specified algorithm and quality level. If false, antialiasing is disabled. Default value: true.

EM_BOOL premultipliedAlpha¶: If true, the alpha channel of the rendering context will be treated as representing premultiplied alpha values. If false, the alpha channel represents non-premultiplied alpha. Default value: true.

EM_BOOL preserveDrawingBuffer¶: If true, the contents of the drawing buffer are preserved between consecutive requestAnimationFrame() calls. If false, color, depth and stencil are cleared at the beginning of each requestAnimationFrame(). Generally setting this to false gives better performance. Default value: false.

EM_BOOL preferLowPowerToHighPerformance¶: If true, hints the browser to initialize a low-power GPU rendering context. If false, prefers to initialize a high-performance rendering context. Default value: false.

EM_BOOL failIfMajorPerformanceCaveat¶: If true, requests context creation to abort if the browser is only able to create a context that does not give good hardware-accelerated performance. Default value: false.

int majorVersion¶

int minorVersion¶

Emscripten-specific extensions which specify the WebGL context version to initialize.

For example, pass in majorVersion=1, minorVersion=0 to request a WebGL 1.0 context, and majorVersion=2, minorVersion=0 to request a WebGL 2.0 context.

Default value: majorVersion=1, minorVersion=0

EM_BOOL enableExtensionsByDefault¶: If true, all GLES2-compatible non-performance-impacting WebGL extensions will automatically be enabled for you after the context has been created. If false, no extensions are enabled by default, and you need to manually call emscripten_webgl_enable_extension() to enable each extension that you want to use. Default value: true.

Callback functions¶

em_webgl_context_callback¶

Function pointer for the WebGL Context event callback functions, defined as:

typedef EM_BOOL (*em_webgl_context_callback)(int eventType, const void *reserved, void *userData);

Parameters:	eventType (int) – The type of `WebGL context event`. reserved (const void) – Reserved for future use; pass in 0. userData* (void*) – The `userData` originally passed to the registration function.
Returns:	`true` (non zero) to indicate that the event was consumed by the callback handler.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_webglcontextlost_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_webgl_context_callback callback)¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_webglcontextrestored_callback(const char *target, void *userData, EM_BOOL useCapture, em_webgl_context_callback callback)¶

Registers a callback function for the canvas WebGL context events: webglcontextlost and webglcontextrestored.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Target HTML element id. userData* (void) – User-defined data* to be passed to the callback (opaque to the API). useCapture (EM_BOOL) – Set `true` to use capture. callback (em_webgl_context_callback) – A callback function. The function is called with the type of event, information about the event, and user data passed from this registration function. The callback should return `true` if the event is consumed.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EM_BOOL emscripten_is_webgl_context_lost(const char *target)¶

Queries the given canvas element for whether its WebGL context is in a lost state.

Parameters:	target (const char*) – Reserved for future use, pass in 0.
Returns:	`true` if the WebGL context is in a lost state.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

void emscripten_webgl_init_context_attributes(EmscriptenWebGLContextAttributes *attributes)¶

Populates all fields of the given EmscriptenWebGLContextAttributes structure to their default values for use with WebGL 1.0.

Call this function as a forward-compatible way to ensure that if there are new fields added to the EmscriptenWebGLContextAttributes structure in the future, that they also will get default-initialized without having to change any code.

Parameters:	attributes (EmscriptenWebGLContextAttributes*) – The structure to be populated.

EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE emscripten_webgl_create_context(const char *target, const EmscriptenWebGLContextAttributes *attributes)¶

Creates and returns a new WebGL context.

Note

A successful call to this function will not immediately make that rendering context active. Call emscripten_webgl_make_context_current() after creating a context to activate it.
This function will try to initialize the context version that was exactly requested. It will not e.g. initialize a newer backwards-compatible version or similar.

Parameters:	target (const char) – The DOM canvas element in which to initialize the WebGL context. If 0 is passed, the element specified by `Module.canvas` will be used. attributes* (EmscriptenWebGLContextAttributes*) – The attributes of the requested context version.
Returns:	On success, a strictly positive value that represents a handle to the created context. On failure, a negative number that can be cast to an `EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT` field to get the reason why the context creation failed.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_webgl_make_context_current(EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE context)¶

Activates the given WebGL context for rendering. After calling this function, all OpenGL functions (glBindBuffer(), glDrawArrays(), etc.) can be applied to the given GL context.

Parameters:	context (EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE) – The WebGL context to activate.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE emscripten_webgl_get_current_context()¶

Returns the currently active WebGL rendering context, or 0 if no context is active. Calling any WebGL functions when there is no active rendering context is undefined and may throw a JavaScript exception.

Returns:	The currently active WebGL rendering context, or 0 if no context is active.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_webgl_destroy_context(EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE context)¶

Deletes the given WebGL context. If that context was active, then the no context is set to active.

Parameters:	context (EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE) – The WebGL context to delete.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EM_BOOL emscripten_webgl_enable_extension(EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE context, const char *extension)¶

Enables the given extension on the given context.

Parameters:	context (EMSCRIPTEN_WEBGL_CONTEXT_HANDLE) – The WebGL context on which the extension is to be enabled. extension (const char*) – A string identifyingthea WebGL extension. For example “OES_texture_float”.
Returns:	EM_TRUE if the given extension is supported by the context, and EM_FALSE if the extension was not available.
Return type:	`EM_BOOL`

CSS ¶

Functions¶

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_set_element_css_size(const char * target, double width, double height)¶

Resizes the css width and height of the element specified by target on the Emscripten web page.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Element to resize. If 0 is passed, the element specified by `Module.canvas` will be used. width* (double) – New width of the element. height (double) – New height of the element.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`

EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT emscripten_get_element_css_size(const char * target, double * width, double * height)¶

Gets the current css width and height of the element specified by target.

Parameters:	target (const char) – Element to get size of. If 0 is passed, the element specified by `Module.canvas` will be used. width* (double) – Width of the element. height* (double*) – Height of the element.
Returns:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT_SUCCESS`, or one of the other result values.
Return type:	`EMSCRIPTEN_RESULT`