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    Screenfull.js

    Simple wrapper for cross-browser usage of the JavaScript Fullscreen API
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    screenfull

    Simple wrapper for cross-browser usage of the JavaScript Fullscreen API, which lets you bring the page or any element into fullscreen. Smoothens out the browser implementation differences, so you don't have to.

    This package is ESM. Please familiarize yourself with what that implies.\ If you cannot use ESM or need to support older browsers without using transpilation, use version 5.2.0.

    Not supported on iPhone

    This package is feature complete. No new features will be accepted.

    Demo

    Install

    Only 0.7 kB gzipped.

    npm install screenfull
    

    Also available on cdnjs (older version).

    Why?

    Screenfull

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    if (screenfull.isEnabled) {
        screenfull.request();
    }
    

    Vanilla JavaScript

    document.fullscreenEnabled =
        document.fullscreenEnabled ||
        document.mozFullScreenEnabled ||
        document.documentElement.webkitRequestFullScreen;
    
    function requestFullscreen(element) {
        if (element.requestFullscreen) {
            element.requestFullscreen();
        } else if (element.mozRequestFullScreen) {
            element.mozRequestFullScreen();
        } else if (element.webkitRequestFullScreen) {
            element.webkitRequestFullScreen(Element.ALLOW_KEYBOARD_INPUT);
        }
    }
    
    if (document.fullscreenEnabled) {
        requestFullscreen(document.documentElement);
    }
    
    // This is not even entirely comprehensive. There's more.
    

    Support

    Supported browsers

    Note: Safari is supported on desktop and iPad, but not on iPhone. This is a limitation in the browser, not in Screenfull.

    Documentation

    Examples

    Fullscreen the page

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    document.getElementById('button').addEventListener('click', () => {
        if (screenfull.isEnabled) {
            screenfull.request();
        } else {
            // Ignore or do something else
        }
    });
    

    Fullscreen an element

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    const element = document.getElementById('target');
    
    document.getElementById('button').addEventListener('click', () => {
        if (screenfull.isEnabled) {
            screenfull.request(element);
        }
    });
    

    Hide navigation user-interface on mobile devices

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    const element = document.getElementById('target');
    
    document.getElementById('button').addEventListener('click', () => {
        if (screenfull.isEnabled) {
            screenfull.request(element, {navigationUI: 'hide'});
        }
    });
    

    Fullscreen an element with jQuery

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    const element = $('#target')[0]; // Get DOM element from jQuery collection
    
    $('#button').on('click', () => {
        if (screenfull.isEnabled) {
            screenfull.request(element);
        }
    });
    

    Toggle fullscreen on a image with jQuery

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    $('img').on('click', event => {
        if (screenfull.isEnabled) {
            screenfull.toggle(event.target);
        }
    });
    

    Detect fullscreen change

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    if (screenfull.isEnabled) {
        screenfull.on('change', () => {
            console.log('Am I fullscreen?', screenfull.isFullscreen ? 'Yes' : 'No');
        });
    }
    

    Remove listeners with:

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    screenfull.off('change', callback);
    

    Detect fullscreen error

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    if (screenfull.isEnabled) {
        screenfull.on('error', event => {
            console.error('Failed to enable fullscreen', event);
        });
    }
    

    See the demo for more examples, and view the source.

    Fullscreen an element with Angular.js

    You can use the Angular.js binding to do something like:

    <div ngsf-fullscreen>
        <p>This is a fullscreen element</p>
        <button ngsf-toggle-fullscreen>Toggle fullscreen</button>
    </div>
    

    Fullscreen the page with Angular 2

    import {Directive, HostListener} from '@angular/core';
    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    @Directive({
        selector: '[toggleFullscreen]'
    })
    export class ToggleFullscreenDirective {
        @HostListener('click') onClick() {
            if (screenfull.isEnabled) {
                screenfull.toggle();
            }
        }
    }
    
    <button toggleFullscreen>Toggle fullscreen<button>
    

    API

    .request(element, options?)

    Make an element fullscreen.

    Accepts a DOM element and FullscreenOptions.

    The default element is <html>. If called with another element than the currently active, it will switch to that if it's a descendant.

    If your page is inside an <iframe> you will need to add a allowfullscreen attribute (+ webkitallowfullscreen and mozallowfullscreen).

    Keep in mind that the browser will only enter fullscreen when initiated by user events like click, touch, key.

    Returns a promise that resolves after the element enters fullscreen.

    .exit()

    Brings you out of fullscreen.

    Returns a promise that resolves after the element exits fullscreen.

    .toggle(element, options?)

    Requests fullscreen if not active, otherwise exits.

    Accepts a DOM element and FullscreenOptions.

    Returns a promise that resolves after the element enters/exits fullscreen.

    .on(event, function)

    Events: 'change' | 'error'

    Add a listener for when the browser switches in and out of fullscreen or when there is an error.

    .off(event, function)

    Remove a previously registered event listener.

    .onchange(function)

    Alias for .on('change', function)

    .onerror(function)

    Alias for .on('error', function)

    .isFullscreen

    Returns a boolean whether fullscreen is active.

    .element

    Returns the element currently in fullscreen, otherwise undefined.

    .isEnabled

    Returns a boolean whether you are allowed to enter fullscreen. If your page is inside an <iframe> you will need to add a allowfullscreen attribute (+ webkitallowfullscreen and mozallowfullscreen).

    .raw

    Exposes the raw properties (prefixed if needed) used internally: requestFullscreen, exitFullscreen, fullscreenElement, fullscreenEnabled, fullscreenchange, fullscreenerror

    FAQ

    How can I navigate to a new page when fullscreen?

    That's not supported by browsers for security reasons. There is, however, a dirty workaround. Create a seamless iframe that fills the screen and navigate to the page in that instead.

    import screenfull from 'screenfull';
    
    document.querySelector('#new-page-button').addEventListener(() => {
        const iframe = document.createElement('iframe')
    
        iframe.setAttribute('id', 'external-iframe');
        iframe.setAttribute('src', 'https://new-page-website.com');
        iframe.setAttribute('frameborder', 'no');
        iframe.style.position = 'absolute';
        iframe.style.top = '0';
        iframe.style.right = '0';
        iframe.style.bottom = '0';
        iframe.style.left = '0';
        iframe.style.width = '100%';
        iframe.style.height = '100%';
    
        document.body.prepend(iframe);
        document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden';
    });
    

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