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HIDDevice: opened property

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The opened read-only property of the {{domxref("HIDDevice")}} interface returns true if the connection to the {{domxref("HIDDevice")}} is open and ready to transfer data.

Value

A boolean value, true if the connection is open.

Examples

The following example retrieves devices with {{domxref("HID.getDevices()")}} and logs the value of opened to the console.

js
let devices = await navigator.hid.getDevices();
devices.forEach((device) => {
  console.log(`HID: ${device.opened}`);
});

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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