Audio readyState Property
Audio Object
Example
Get the current ready state of the audio:
var x = document.getElementById("myAudio").readyState;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
The result of x could be:
4 // Indicates that there is enough data available to start playing
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Definition and Usage
The readyState property returns the current ready state of the
audio.
The ready state indicates if the audio is ready to play or not.
Note: This property is read-only.
Browser Support
The readyState property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: This property is not supported in Internet
Explorer 8 and earlier.
Syntax
Return Value
Type |
Description |
Number |
Represents the ready state of the audio element:-
0
= HAVE_NOTHING - no information whether or not the audio is ready
- 1 = HAVE_METADATA - metadata for the audio is ready
- 2 = HAVE_CURRENT_DATA - data for the current playback position is
available, but not enough data to play next frame/millisecond
- 3 = HAVE_FUTURE_DATA - data for the
current and at least the next frame is available
- 4 = HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA - enough data available to start playing
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