ELECTRONIC LOCK COMPATIBLE WITH LEFT AND RIGHT OPENING AND A METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY JUDGING LEFT AND RIGHT OPENING OF THE ELECTRONIC LOCK

An electronic lock compatible with left and right opening and a method for the electronic lock, comprising a lock body and a lock tongue seat, the lock body is provided with a switch knob, a rotating shaft is connected to the switch knob, and a lock tongue and a first transmission assembly are arranged on the lock tongue seat, the first transmission assembly is provided with a first rotating member, the first rotating member is provided with a front and rear through inserting slot. The rotating shaft can be inserted from a front end to a rear end of the inserting slot and can be inserted from the rear end to the front end. A driven gear is drivingly connected in the lock body, wherein a circumferential transmission mechanism is arranged between the driven gear and the switch knob, and the lock body is also provided with a sensing mechanism.