# Vibrator
The **Vibrator** module provides APIs for triggering or stopping vibration.
> **NOTE**
>
> The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
## Modules to Import
```js
import vibrator from '@ohos.vibrator';
```
## vibrator.vibrate
vibrate(duration: number): Promise<void>
Triggers vibration with the specified duration. This API uses a promise to return the result.
**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.VIBRATE
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
**Parameters**
| Name | Type | Mandatory| Description |
| -------- | ------ | ---- | ---------------------- |
| duration | number | Yes | Vibration duration, in ms.|
**Return value**
| Type | Description |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Promise<void> | Promise that returns no value.|
**Example**
```js
vibrator.vibrate(1000).then(()=>{
console.log("Promise returned to indicate a successful vibration.");
}, (error)=>{
console.log("error.code"+error.code+"error.message"+error.message);
});
```
## vibrator.vibrate9+
vibrate(effect: VibrateEffect, attribute: VibrateAttribute): Promise<void>
Triggers vibration with the specified effect and attribute. This API uses a promise to return the result.
**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.VIBRATE
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
**Parameters**
| Name | Type | Mandatory| Description |
| --------- | -------------------------------------- | ---- | :------------- |
| effect | [VibrateEffect](#vibrateeffect9) | Yes | Vibration effect.|
| attribute | [VibrateAttribute](#vibrateattribute9) | Yes | Vibration attribute.|
**Return value**
| Type | Description |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Promise<void> | Promise that returns no value.|
**Example**
```js
vibrator.vibrate({
type: 'time',
duration: 1000
}, {
id: 0,
usage: 'alarm'
}).then(()=>{
console.log("Promise returned to indicate a successful vibration");
}).catch((error)=>{
console.log("error.code" + error.code + "error.message" + error.message);
})
```
## vibrator.vibrate
vibrate(duration: number, callback?: AsyncCallback<void>): void
Triggers vibration with the specified duration. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.
**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.VIBRATE
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
**Parameters**
| Name | Type | Mandatory| Description |
| -------- | ------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| duration | number | Yes | Vibration duration, in ms. |
| callback | AsyncCallback<void> | No | Callback used to the result. If the vibration starts, **err** is **undefined**. Otherwise, **err** is an error object.|
**Example**
```js
vibrator.vibrate(1000,function(error){
if(error){
console.log("error.code" + error.code + "error.message" + error.message);
}else{
console.log("Callback returned to indicate a successful vibration.");
}
})
```
## vibrator.vibrate
vibrate(effectId: EffectId): Promise<void>
Triggers vibration with the specified effect. This API uses a promise to return the result.
**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.VIBRATE
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
**Parameters**
| Name | Type | Mandatory| Description |
| -------- | --------------------- | ---- | ------------------ |
| effectId | [EffectId](#effectid) | Yes | Preset vibration effect ID.|
**Return value**
| Type | Description |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Promise<void> | Promise that returns no value.|
**Example**
```js
vibrator.vibrate(vibrator.EffectId.EFFECT_CLOCK_TIMER).then(()=>{
console.log("Promise returned to indicate a successful vibration.");
}, (error)=>{
console.log("error.code" + error.code + "error.message" + error.message);
});
```
## vibrator.vibrate
vibrate(effectId: EffectId, callback?: AsyncCallback<void>): void
Triggers vibration with the specified effect. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.
**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.VIBRATE
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
**Parameters**
| Name | Type | Mandatory| Description |
| -------- | ------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| effectId | [EffectId](#effectid) | Yes | Preset vibration effect ID. |
| callback | AsyncCallback<void> | No | Callback used to the result. If the vibration starts, **err** is **undefined**. Otherwise, **err** is an error object.|
**Example**
```js
vibrator.vibrate(vibrator.EffectId.EFFECT_CLOCK_TIMER, function(error){
if(error){
console.log("error.code" + error.code + "error.message" + error.message);
}else{
console.log("Callback returned to indicate a successful vibration.");
}
})
```
## vibrator.vibrate9+
vibrate(effect: VibrateEffect, attribute: VibrateAttribute, callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void
Triggers vibration with the specified effect and attribute. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.
**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.VIBRATE
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
**Parameters**
| Name | Type | Mandatory| Description |
| --------- | -------------------------------------- | ---- | :--------------------------------------------------------- |
| effect | [VibrateEffect](#vibrateeffect9) | Yes | Vibration effect. |
| attribute | [VibrateAttribute](#vibrateattribute9) | Yes | Vibration attribute. |
| callback | AsyncCallback<void> | Yes | Callback used to the result. If the vibration starts, **err** is **undefined**. Otherwise, **err** is an error object.|
**Example**
```js
vibrator.vibrate({
type:'time',
duration:1000,
},{
id:0,
usage: 'alarm'
}, (error)=>{
if(error){
console.log("vibrate fail, error.code:" + error.code + ",error.message:" + error.message);
}else{
console.log("Callback returned to indicate a successful vibration.");
}
});
```
## vibrator.stop
stop(stopMode: VibratorStopMode): Promise<void>
Stops the vibration with the specified **stopMode**. This API uses a promise to return the result. If the specified **stopMode** is different from the mode used to trigger the vibration, this API fails to be called.
**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.VIBRATE
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
**Parameters**
| Name | Type | Mandatory| Description |
| -------- | ------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------ |
| stopMode | [VibratorStopMode](#vibratorstopmode) | Yes | Mode to stop the vibration.|
**Return value**
| Type | Description |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Promise<void> | Promise that returns no value.|
**Example**
```js
vibrator.stop(vibrator.VibratorStopMode.VIBRATOR_STOP_MODE_PRESET).then(()=>{
console.log("Promise returned to indicate a successful vibration.");
}, (error)=>{
console.log("error.code" + error.code + "error.message" + error.message);
});
```
## vibrator.stop
stop(stopMode: VibratorStopMode, callback?: AsyncCallback<void>): void;
Stops the vibration with the specified **stopMode**. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. If the specified **stopMode** is different from the mode used to trigger the vibration, this API fails to be called.
**Required permissions**: ohos.permission.VIBRATE
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
**Parameters**
| Name | Type | Mandatory| Description |
| -------- | ------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| stopMode | [VibratorStopMode](#vibratorstopmode) | Yes | Mode to stop the vibration. |
| callback | AsyncCallback<void> | No | Callback used to the result. If the vibration stops, **err** is **undefined**. Otherwise, **err** is an error object.|
**Example**
```js
vibrator.stop(vibrator.VibratorStopMode.VIBRATOR_STOP_MODE_PRESET, function(error){
if(error){
console.log("error.code" + error.code + "error.message" + error.message);
}else{
console.log("Callback returned to indicate a successful stop.");
}
})
```
## EffectId
Describes the vibration effect ID.
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
| Name | Default Value | Description |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------------ |
| EFFECT_CLOCK_TIMER | "haptic.clock.timer" | Preset vibration effect ID.|
## VibratorStopMode
Enumerates the modes available to stop the vibration.
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
| Name | Default Value | Description |
| ------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| VIBRATOR_STOP_MODE_TIME | "time" | The vibration to stop is in **duration** mode. This vibration is triggered with the parameter **duration** of the **number** type.|
| VIBRATOR_STOP_MODE_PRESET | "preset" | The vibration to stop is in **EffectId** mode. This vibration is triggered with the parameter **effectId** of the **EffectId** type.|
## VibrateEffect9+
Describes the vibration effect.
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
| Type | Description |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| [VibrateTime](#vibratetime9) | Triggers vibration with the specified duration. This API uses a promise to return the result.|
| [VibratePreset](#vibratepreset9) | Vibration with a preset effect.|
## VibrateTime9+
Describes the vibration with the specified duration.
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
| Name | Default Value| Description |
| -------- | ------ | ------------------------------ |
| type | "time" | Vibration with the specified duration.|
| duration | - | Vibration duration, in ms. |
## VibratePreset9+
Describes the vibration with a preset effect.
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
| Name | Default Value | Description |
| -------- | -------- | ------------------------------ |
| type | "preset" | Vibration with the specified effect.|
| effectId | - | Preset vibration effect ID. |
| count | - | Number of vibrations to repeat. |
## VibrateAttribute9+
Describes the vibration attribute.
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
| Name | Default Value| Description |
| ----- | ------ | -------------- |
| id | 0 | Vibrator ID. |
| usage | - | Vibration scenario.|
## Usage9+
Enumerates the vibration scenarios.
**System capability**: SystemCapability.Sensors.MiscDevice
| Name | Type | Description |
| ---------------- | ------ | ------------------------------ |
| unknown | string | Unknown scenario, with the lowest priority.|
| alarm | string | Vibration for alarms. |
| ring | string | Vibration for incoming calls. |
| notification | string | Vibration for notifications. |
| communication | string | Vibration for communication. |
| touch | string | Touch vibration scenario. |
| media | string | Multimedia vibration scenario. |
| physicalFeedback | string | Physical feedback vibration scenario. |
| simulateReality | string | Simulated reality vibration scenario. |