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Sensor: activate event

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The activate event is fired when a sensor becomes activated. It means that it will start obtaining readings.

The {{domxref('Sensor')}} interface is a base class, onactivate and the activate event may only be used on one of the derived classes.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like {{domxref("EventTarget.addEventListener", "addEventListener()")}}, or set an event handler property.

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addEventListener("activate", (event) => { })

onactivate = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic {{domxref("Event")}} with no added properties.

Examples

Log when an accelerometer is ready to measure

This example adds an event listener to log the activation of an {{domxref("Accelerometer")}}.

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const acl = new Accelerometer({ frequency: 60 });
acl.addEventListener("activate", () => console.log("Ready to measure."));
acl.start();

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

  • Sensor {{domxref('Sensor.error_event', 'error')}} event
  • Sensor {{domxref('Sensor.reading_event', 'reading')}} event