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useDeviceOrientation

Reactive DeviceOrientationEvent. Provide web developers with information from the physical orientation of the device running the web page.

Demo

{
  "isSupported": false,
  "isAbsolute": false,
  "alpha": null,
  "beta": null,
  "gamma": null
}

Usage

js
import { useDeviceOrientation } from './'

const {
  isAbsolute,
  alpha,
  beta,
  gamma,
} = useDeviceOrientation()
StateTypeDescription
isAbsolutebooleanA boolean that indicates whether or not the device is providing orientation data absolutely.
alphanumberA number representing the motion of the device around the z axis, express in degrees with values ranging from 0 to 360.
betanumberA number representing the motion of the device around the x axis, express in degrees with values ranging from -180 to 180.
gammanumberA number representing the motion of the device around the y axis, express in degrees with values ranging from -90 to 90.

You can find more information about the state on the MDN.