p5.js deviceOrientation variable

The deviceOrientation variable contains the orientation of the device. The value of this variable in the code will either be set landscape or portrait. It is used in mobile devices for detecting the orientation and can be used to change the sketch for another orientation if required. When no data is available, the variable will be set to undefined.

Syntax:

deviceOrientation

Example:

Javascript

// Define variables that would hold the
// x, y and z values of orientation
let x = 0;
let y = 0;
let z = 0;

function setup() {

  createCanvas(400, 400);
  if (window.DeviceOrientationEvent) {

    // Add event listener to the function when
    // the device orientation changes
    window.addEventListener("deviceorientation",
      onOrientationChange);
  }
}

function draw() {
  background(255, 255, 255);
  angleMode(DEGREES);

  rectMode(CENTER);
  translate(width / 2, height / 2);

  // Rotate on the basis of the y-axis
  rotate(y);

  let c = color("green");
  fill(c);

  // Draw a rectangle and fill the above
  rect(0, 0, 100, 200);
}

// Assign the x, y, z variables to
// the event details
function onOrientationChange(e) {
  x = e.x;
  y = e.y;
  z = e.z;

  console.log("X:", x, "Y:", y, "Z:", z);
}

Output: