device

The object tabris.device provides information about the device that executes the application. All properties are read-only. Includes Events API, Properties API

Example:

var lang = tabris.device.get("language");

tabris.device.on("change:orientation", function(device, orientation) {
  console.log("new orientation:", orientation);
});

Properties

language

Type: string

The user language configured on the device as an RFC 4646 compliant string. For example "de", "es-ES", etc. This property is also available globally as navigator.language.

model

Type: string

The name of the device model. For example "iPad4,1" or "Nexus 7". This property is also available globally as device.model.

orientation

Type: string

The device orientation. One of portrait-primary, portrait-secondary, landscape-primary, and landscape-secondary.

platform

Type: string

The name of the platform. Currently either "Android" or "iOS". This property is also available globally as device.platform.

scaleFactor

Type: number

The ratio between physical pixels and device independent pixels. This property is also available globally as window.devicePixelRatio.

screenHeight

Type: number

The entire height of the device’s screen in device independent pixel. Depends on the current device orientation. This property is also available globally as screen.height.

screenWidth

Type: number

The entire width of the device’s screen in device independent pixel. Depends on the current device orientation. This property is also available as globally as screen.width.

version

Type: string

The platform version. On iOS it lools like this: "8.1.1". On Android, the version code is returned. This property is also available globally as device.version.

Events

“change:orientation” (device, orientation, options)

Parameters:

• device: Device
• orientation: string
• options: Object

Fired when the orientation property has changed and the rotation animation has finished.