HTMLMediaElement: error event
The error
event is fired when the resource could not be loaded due to an error (for example, a network connectivity problem).
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("error", (event) => {});
onerror = (event) => {};
Event type
A generic Event
.
Examples
js
const video = document.querySelector("video");
const videoSrc = "https://path/to/video.webm";
video.addEventListener("error", () => {
console.error(`Error loading: ${videoSrc}`);
});
video.setAttribute("src", videoSrc);
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # event-media-error |
HTML Standard # handler-window-onmessageerror |
Browser compatibility
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