HTML oncanplay Event Attribute
Example
Execute a JavaScript when a video is ready to start playing:
<script>
function myFunction() {
alert("Can start playing
video");
}
</script>
<video oncanplay="myFunction()">
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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The oncanplay attribute fires when the browser can start playing the specified audio/video.
During the loading process of an audio/video, the following event attributes occur, in this order:
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event attribute.
| Event Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oncanplay | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<element oncanplay="script">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| script | The script to be run on oncanplay |
Technical Details
| Supported HTML tags: | <audio> and <video> |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Execute a JavaScript when an audio is ready to start playing:
<script>
function myFunction() {
alert("Can start playing
video");
}
</script>
<audio oncanplay="myFunction()">
Try it Yourself »
Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: oncanplay event
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