HTMLMediaElement.canPlayType()
The HTMLMediaElement.canPlayType()
method determines whether the specified media type can be played back.
Note: This feature is not available in Web Workers.
Syntax
JavaScript
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str = audioOrVideo.canPlayType(mediaType);
Parameters
- mediaType
- A
DOMString
containing the MIME type of the media.
Return value
A String
. Possible values are:
'probably'
: The specified media type appears to be playable.'maybe'
: Cannot tell if the media type is playable without playing it.''
(empty string): The specified media type definitely cannot be played.
Note: Previously canPlayType('video/webm')
returned 'probably'
. Starting with Gecko 28 (Firefox 28 / Thunderbird 28 / SeaMonkey 2.25 / Firefox OS 1.3), it returns 'maybe'
. (bug 884275)
Example
JavaScript
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var obj = document.createElement('video'); console.log(obj.canPlayType('video/mp4')); // "maybe"
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.canplaytype' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from HTML5 |
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.canplaytype' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 3.5 (1.9.1) [1] | 9 | ? | ? |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | ? | (Yes) | (Yes) |
[1] The NETWORK_LOADED state was removed to align with the HTML spec in Gecko 2.0 (Firefox 4 / Thunderbird 3.3 / SeaMonkey 2.1).
See also
- The interface defining it,
HTMLMediaElement
.
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/htmlmediaelement/canplaytype