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HTML Audio/Video DOM playing event

The playing event is triggered when the playback is about to start (previously paused or deferred due to lack of data).

Online example

Pop-up prompt information when video plays:

Example

<!DOCTYPE　html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML Audio/Using the onplaying event in videos-Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title>/title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Play, pause and play the video again.</p>
<video id="myVideo" width="320" height="176" controls>
　　<source src="mov_bbb.mp4" type="video/mp4">
　　<source src="mov_bbb.ogg" type="video/ogg">
　　Your browser does not support HTML5　video tag.
</video>
<script>
var　vid　=　document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onplaying　=　function()　
{
　　　　alert("Video is playing");
};
</script>　
</body>
</html>

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Definition and usage

playing event is triggered in audio/Video(audio/Triggers when a video (audio) pauses or stops due to buffering and is ready.

Browser compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

Syntax

In HTML:

<audio|video onplaying="myScript">Try it out

In JavaScript:

audio|video.onplaying=function(){myScript};Try it out

In JavaScript, use the addEventListener() method:

audio|video.addEventListener("playing", myScript);Try it out

Note: Internet Explorer 8 and earlier IE versions do not support addEventListener() Methods.

Technical details

Supported HTML tags:	<audio> and <video>
Supported JavaScript objects:	Audio, Video

Online example

Pop-up prompt information when audio plays:

Example

<!DOCTYPE　html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML Audio/Using the onplaying event in videos-Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title>/title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Play, pause, and play the audio again.</p>
<audio id="myAudio" controls>
　　<source src="horse.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
　　<source src="horse.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
　　Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
<script>
var aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onplaying = function()　
{
　　　　alert("Audio is playing");
};
</script>
</body>
</html>

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HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference Manual

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