MIDIPort.type
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The type read-only property of the MIDIPort interface returns the type of the port, indicating whether this is an input or output MIDI port.
Syntax
let type = MIDIPort.type;
Value
A string containing the type of the port, one of:
"input"-
The
MIDIPortis an input port. "output"-
The
MIDIPortis an output port.
Examples
The following example loops through all input ports and prints the type of each to the console.
for (let entry of midiAccess.inputs) { let input = entry[1]; console.log(input.type); // should always be input }
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Web MIDI API # dom-midiport-type |
Browser compatibility
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type |
43 |
79 |
No |
No |
30 |
No |
43 |
43 |
No |
30 |
No |
4.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MIDIPort/type