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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 preload Property
HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
Example
Start loading the video as soon as the page loads:
myVid=document.getElementById("video1");
myVid.preload="auto";
myVid.preload="auto";
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Definition and Usage
The preload property sets or returns if the audio/video should start loading as soon as the page loads.
The preload property allows the author to provide a hint to the browser about what he/she thinks will lead to the best user experience. This attribute may be ignored in some instances.
Browser Support
The preload property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: This property is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier.
Syntax
Set the preload property:
audio|video.preload="auto|metadata|none"
Return the preload property:
audio|video.preload
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | Indicates that the audio/video should start loading as soon as the page loads |
| metadata | Indicates that only the metadata for the audio/video should be loaded when the page loads |
| none | Indicates that the audio/video should NOT start loading as soon as the page loads |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A String. auto|metadata|none |
|---|
HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
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