BluetoothUUID: getCharacteristic() static method

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The getCharacteristic() static method of the {{domxref("BluetoothUUID")}} interface returns a UUID representing a registered characteristic when passed a name or the 16- or 32-bit UUID alias.

Syntax

BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic(name)

Parameters

• name
  • : A string containing the name of the characteristic.

Return value

A 128-bit UUID.

Exceptions

• {{jsxref("TypeError")}}
  • : Thrown if name does not appear in the registry.

Examples

In the following example the UUID representing the characteristic named apparent_wind_direction is returned and printed to the console.

let result = BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic("apparent_wind_direction");
console.log(result); // "00002a73-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb"

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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