PositionSensorVRDevice: resetSensor() method

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The resetSensor() method of the {{domxref("VRDisplay")}} interface can be used to reset the sensor if desired, returning the position and orientation values to zero.

Syntax

resetSensor()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

Examples

The following demo uses the WebVR API to update the view of a simple {{domxref("CanvasRenderingContext2D")}} scene on each frame of a {{domxref("window.requestAnimationFrame()","requestAnimationFrame")}} loop. It features, among other things, a "Reset Sensor" button in the UI, which when pressed runs the resetSensor() function on the position sensor. The JavaScript looks like this:

document.querySelector("button").onclick = () => {
  gPositionSensor.resetSensor();
};

When the button is pressed, the current position, orientation, etc. of the sensor/head mounted display is set to be 0 — this makes the method useful for calibration when an app is first loaded.

Browser compatibility

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See also

• WebVR API