Can js/jQuery determine the orientation of the iPhone?

Question

Out of curiosity I\'ve been playing with jQuery to determine the browser\'s screen size, and it occurred to me that screen size could be used to determine whether or not a v

Answer 1

window.orientation will give you an integer that denotes the rotation. You can listen for orientation changes by adding an event to the body:

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Just on the off-chance that the link dies or gets moved at some point:

Value  |  Description
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 0     |  Portrait orientation. This is the default value.
-90    |  Landscape orientation with the screen turned clockwise.
 90    |  Landscape orientation with the screen turned counterclockwise.
 180   |  Portrait orientation with the screen turned upside down. This value is currently not supported on iPhone.