JavaScript Media oncanplaythrough Event

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JavaScript Media oncanplaythrough Event

The oncanplaythrough event occurs when the browser can play the audio/video, and estimates that enough data has been loaded to play the audio/video up to its end without having to stop for further buffering of content.

oncanplaythrough Event as Attribute

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <video id="myVid" oncanplaythrough="myFunction()" controls> <source src="/hawk.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> <script> function myFunction(){ alert("Video is ready to play without stopping"); } </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

As Attribute

<element oncanplaythrough = "JavaScript">

As Property

object.oncanplaythrough = function(){ // code };

Using Event Listener

object.addEventListener("canplaythrough" , myScript);

oncanplaythrough Event as Property

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <video controls> <source src="/hawk.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0]; function myFunction(){ alert("Video is ready to play without stopping"); } x.oncanplaythrough = myFunction; </script> </body> </html>

Using addEventListener() Method

Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and below.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <video controls> <source src="/hawk.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0]; function myFunction(){ alert("Video is ready to play without stopping"); } x.addEventListener("canplaythrough", myFunction); </script> </body> </html>

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