HTML Audio / Video DOM play event
HTML Audio / Video DOM Reference
Examples
When the video starts playing pop-up message:
var vid = document.getElementById ( "myVideo");
vid.onplay = function () {
alert ( "The video has started to play");
};
vid.onplay = function () {
alert ( "The video has started to play");
};
try it"
Bottom of this article contains more examples.
Definition and Usage
play event is triggered when the audio / video (audio / video) to start playback.
Tip: PAUSE trigger event in the audio / video (audio / video) to pause playback.
Browser Support
Figures in the table represent the first browser to support this version of events.
| event | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| play | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
grammar
In HTML:
<Audio | video onplay = "myScript "> try
In JavaScript:
audio | video .onplay = function () {myScript}; try
JavaScript, use the addEventListener () method:
audio | video .addEventListener ( "play" , 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 |
More examples
Examples
When an audio message starts playing pop:
var aud = document.getElementById ( "myAudio");
aud.onplay = function () {
alert ( "The audio has started to play");
};
aud.onplay = function () {
alert ( "The audio has started to play");
};
try it"
HTML Audio / Video DOM Reference