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HTML DOM Audio autoplay attribute

Audio Object Reference Audio Object

Examples

Check whether the audio is set immediately after loading player:

var x = document.getElementById("myAudio").autoplay;
x The output is:
true

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Definition and Usage

autoplay property sets or returns whether the audio and video playback starts after loading.

This property reflects the <audio> autoplay attribute.

If the autoplay attribute, specify the audio playback immediately after loading.

Note: <audio> element is a new element in HTML5.


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

The autoplay property in all major browsers support

Note: Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions of IE do not support the <video> element.


grammar

Back autoplay attributes:

audioObject .autoplay

Set autoplay properties:

audioObject .autoplay = true | false

Property Value

描述
true|false 设置音视频是否在加载后即开始播放。
  • true - 在音频加载完成后,自动开始播放。
  • false - 默认。在音频加载完成后,不自动播放。

technical details

return value: Boolean value that, if you set the audio play automatically returns true, otherwise returns false.
Defaults: false


More examples

Examples

AutoPlay is enabled, and reload the video:

var x = document.getElementById ( "myAudio");
x.autoplay = true;
x.load ();

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Examples

The following example demonstrates how to create a <video> element and set autoplay properties:

var x = document.createElement("AUDIO");

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Related Pages

HTML Reference Manual: HTML <Audio> AutoPlay Properties


Audio Object Reference Audio Object