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fullscreenchange

The onfullscreenchange event is fired when the browser is switched to/out-of fullscreen mode.

General info

Specification
Fullscreen
Interface
Event
Bubbles
Yes
Cancelable
No
Target
Document
Default Action
None

Properties

Property Type Description
target Read only EventTarget The event target (the topmost target in the DOM tree).
type Read only DOMString The type of event.
bubbles Read only Boolean Whether the event normally bubbles or not
cancelable Read only Boolean Whether the event is cancellable or not?

Example

// Note that the API is still vendor-prefixed in browsers implementing it
document.addEventListener("fullscreenchange", function( event ) {

    // The event object doesn't carry information about the fullscreen state of the browser,
    // but it is possible to retrieve it through the fullscreen API
    if ( document.fullscreen ) {
        
        // The target of the event is always the document,
        // but it is possible to retrieve the fullscreen element through the API
        document.fullscreenElement;
    }

});

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Events/fullscreenchange