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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML Audio/Video DOM canplay Event
HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
Example
Alert that the video is ready to start playing:
myVid=document.getElementById("video1");
myVid.oncanplay=alert("Can start playing video");
myVid.oncanplay=alert("Can start playing video");
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Definition and Usage
The canplay event occurs when the browser can start playing the specified audio/video.
During the loading process of an audio/video, the following events occur, in this order:
Browser Support
The canplay event is supported in all major browsers.
Note: This property is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier.
Syntax
In HTML:
<audio|video oncanplay="SomeJavaScriptCode">
In JavaScript:
audio|video.oncanplay=SomeJavaScriptCode;
Or:
audio|video.addEventListener("canplay", function()
{
//SomeJavaScriptCode
}
);
{
//SomeJavaScriptCode
}
);
Technical Details
| Supported HTML tags: | <audio>, <video> |
|---|---|
| Supported JavaScript objects: | Audio, Video |
More Examples
Use the oncanplay attribute on an HTML element
Use addEventListener() to listen for the canplay event
HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
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