Fullscreen

Methods

<static> exitFullscreen

Asynchronously exits fullscreen mode. If the browser is not currently in fullscreen, or if fullscreen mode is not supported by the browser, does nothing.

<static> getFullscreenChangeEventName

Gets the name of the event on the document that is fired when fullscreen is entered or exited. This event name is intended for use with addEventListener. In your event handler, to determine if the browser is in fullscreen mode or not, use Fullscreen#isFullscreen.

Returns:

String the name of the event that is fired when fullscreen is entered or exited, or undefined if fullscreen is not supported.

<static> getFullscreenElement

Gets the element that is currently fullscreen, if any. To simply check if the browser is in fullscreen mode or not, use Fullscreen#isFullscreen.

Returns:

Object the element that is currently fullscreen, or null if the browser is not in fullscreen mode, or undefined if the browser does not support fullscreen mode.

<static> getFullscreenErrorEventName

Gets the name of the event that is fired when a fullscreen error occurs. This event name is intended for use with addEventListener.

Returns:

String the name of the event that is fired when a fullscreen error occurs, or undefined if fullscreen is not supported.

<static> isFullscreen

Determines if the browser is currently in fullscreen mode.

Returns:

Boolean true if the browser is currently in fullscreen mode, false if it is not, or undefined if the browser does not support fullscreen mode.

<static> isFullscreenEnabled

Determine whether the browser will allow an element to be made fullscreen, or not. For example, by default, iframes cannot go fullscreen unless the containing page adds an "allowfullscreen" attribute (or prefixed equivalent).

Returns:

Boolean true if the browser is able to enter fullscreen mode, false if not, and undefined if the browser does not support fullscreen mode.

<static> requestFullscreen

Asynchronously requests the browser to enter fullscreen mode on the given element. If fullscreen mode is not supported by the browser, does nothing.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
element	Object	The HTML element which will be placed into fullscreen mode.

Example

// Put the entire page into fullscreen.
Cesium.Fullscreen.requestFullscreen(document.body)

// Place only the Cesium canvas into fullscreen.
Cesium.Fullscreen.requestFullscreen(scene.canvas)

<static> supportsFullscreen

Detects whether the browser supports the standard fullscreen API.

Returns:

true if the browser supports the standard fullscreen API, false otherwise.