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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML Audio/Video DOM canPlayType() Method
HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
Example
Check if your browser can play different types of video:
myVid=document.createElement('video');
isSupp=myVid.canPlayType(vidType+';codecs="'+codType+'"');
isSupp=myVid.canPlayType(vidType+';codecs="'+codType+'"');
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Definition and Usage
The canPlayType() method checks if the browser can play the specified audio/video type.
The canPlayType() method can return one of the following values:
- "probably" - the browser most likely supports this audio/video type
- "maybe" - the browser might support this audio/video type
- "" - (empty string) the browser does not support this audio/video type
Browser Support
The canPlayType() method is supported in all major browsers.
Note: This method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier.
Syntax
audio|video.canPlayType(type))
Parameter
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| type | Specifies the audio/video type (and optional codecs) to test support for. Common values:
Common values, including codecs:
Note: This method can only return "probably" if codecs are included. |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| String | Represents the level of support. Possible return values:
|
HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
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