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HTML DOM Track kind property

Track Object Reference Track Objects

Examples

Gets the type of text track:

var x = document.getElementById ( "myTrack") kind.;

x The output is:

subtitles


Definition and Usage

kind property is used to set the kind property value or return track.

kind attribute describes the type of text track.


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

Internet Explorer, Opera, and Chrome browser support kind property.

Note: Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions of IE do not support the kind property.


grammar

Returns kind properties:

trackObject .kind

Setting kind properties:

trackObject .kind = "captions | chapters | descriptions | metadata | subtitles"

Property Value

value description
captions Short description of the track will be defined in the player display.
chapters The rail section is defined, for navigation media resources.
descriptions This definition describes the track for the audio description of media content, if the content can not be played or not visible.
metadata Define the content of the track used by the script.
subtitles The caption track is defined for displaying subtitles in the video.

technical details

return value: Category string that represents the text track


More examples

Examples

Setting the type of text track:

. Document.getElementById ( "myTrack") kind = "chapters";



Related Pages

HTML Reference Manual: HTML <Track> kind property


Track Object Reference Track Objects