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HTML Audio/Video DOM networkState attribute

The networkState attribute represents the current state of media acquisition on the network.

Online Example

Get the current network state of the video:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>HTML Audio/Video networkState attribute usage-Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</<title>
</<head>
<body>
<button onclick="getNWState()" type="button">Get the current network state of the video</button>
<br>　
<video id="video1" controls="controls" autoplay="autoplay">
　　<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
　　<source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg">
　　Your browser does not support HTML5　video tag.
</video>
<script>
myVid = document.getElementById("video"1);
function getNWState()
{"}}　
　　alert(myVid.networkState);
}　
</script>　
</body>
</html>

Test to see ‹/›

Definition and Usage

The networkState property returns audio/The current network state of the video (active).

Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All mainstream browsers support the networkState property.

Note:Internet Explorer 8 And earlier versions do not support this property.

Syntax

audio|video.networkState

Return value

Type	Description
Number	Represents audio/The current network state of the video element is: 0 = NETWORK_EMPTY - Audio/Video has not been initialized 1 = NETWORK_IDLE - Audio/Video is active and the resource is selected, but no network is used 2 = NETWORK_LOADING - Browser is downloading data 3 = NETWORK_NO_SOURCE - Audio not found/Video Source

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