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HTML Audio / Video DOM pause event

HTML audio / video Tag Reference HTML Audio / Video DOM Reference

Examples

When the video is paused message pops up:

var vid = document.getElementById ( "myVideo");
vid.onpause = function () {
alert ( "pause video playback");
};

try it"

Bottom of this article contains more examples.


Definition and Usage

When the pause trigger event in the audio / video (audio / video) Pause.

Tip: Play event in the audio / video (audio / video) to start playback trigger (or cancel pause).


Browser Support

Figures in the table represent the first browser to support this version of events.

event
pause Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes


grammar

In HTML:

<Audio | video onpause = "myScript "> try

In JavaScript:

audio | video .onpause = function () {myScript}; try

JavaScript, use the addEventListener () method:

audio | video .addEventListener ( "pause" , myScript); try

Note: Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions of IE do not support addEventListener () method.


technical details
Supported HTML tags: <Audio> and <video>
Supported JavaScript Objects: Audio, Video


Examples

More examples

Examples

When audio playback is paused message pops up:

var aud = document.getElementById ( "myAudio");
aud.onpause = function () {
alert ( "Audio playback pause");
};

try it"


HTML audio / video Tag Reference HTML Audio / Video DOM Reference