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JavaScript & HTML DOM Reference Manual

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HTML DOM Video autoplay attribute

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Examples

See if they are ready to start playing after the video:

var x = document.getElementById ( "myVideo") autoplay.;

x The output is:

true

Definition and Usage

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

This property reflects the HTML <video> autoplay attribute.

When present, it specifies after the video once loaded video will begin playing automatically.

Note: The <video> element is new in HTML5.

Browser Support

All major browsers support autoplay attribute

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

grammar

Back autoplay attributes:

videoObject .autoplay

Set autoplay properties:

videoObject .autoplay = true | false

Property Value

value	description
true \| false	It describes the play automatically after the page is loaded true - Indicates audio and video playback immediately after loading is completed. false - default. Indicates audio and video should not be played immediately after loading.

technical details

return value:	Boolean value. If the video starts playing returns true, false otherwise
Defaults:	false

More examples

Examples

Disable Autoplay, and reload the video:

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

Examples

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

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

Related Pages

HTML Reference Manual: HTML <Video> AutoPlay Properties

Video Object Reference

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