HTMLMediaElement: canplay event
The canplay
event is fired when the user agent can play the media, but estimates that not enough data has been loaded to play the media up to its end without having to stop for further buffering of content.
This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("canplay", (event) => {});
oncanplay = (event) => {};
Event type
A generic Event
.
Examples
These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement's canplay
event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.
Using addEventListener()
:
js
const video = document.querySelector("video");
video.addEventListener("canplay", (event) => {
console.log("Video can start, but not sure it will play through.");
});
Using the oncanplay
event handler property:
js
const video = document.querySelector("video");
video.oncanplay = (event) => {
console.log("Video can start, but not sure it will play through.");
};
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # event-media-canplay |
HTML Standard # handler-oncanplay |
Browser compatibility
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waiting
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seeking
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seeked
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ended
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loadedmetadata
event - The HTMLMediaElement
loadeddata
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canplay
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canplaythrough
event - The HTMLMediaElement
durationchange
event - The HTMLMediaElement
timeupdate
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play
event - The HTMLMediaElement
pause
event - The HTMLMediaElement
ratechange
event - The HTMLMediaElement
volumechange
event - The HTMLMediaElement
suspend
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emptied
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stalled
event