HTML DOM Audio Object
Audio object
The Audio object is a new object in HTML5.
The Audio object represents the HTML <audio> element.
Access Audio object
You can access the <audio> element by using getElementById():
var x = document.getElementById("myAudio");
Create Audio object
You can create an <audio> element by using the document.createElement() method:
var x = document.createElement("AUDIO");
Audio object properties
| Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
| audioTracks | Return the AudioTrackList object representing the available audio tracks. |
| autoplay | Set or return whether the audio should be played immediately after loading. |
| buffered | Return the TimeRanges object representing the buffered parts of the audio. |
| controller | Return the MediaController object representing the current media controller of the audio. |
| controls | Set or return whether controls (such as play/pause) should be displayed. |
| crossOrigin | Set or return the CORS settings of the audio. |
| currentSrc | Return the URL of the current audio. |
| currentTime | Set or return the current playback position of the audio (in seconds). |
| defaultMuted | Set or return whether the audio is muted by default. |
| defaultPlaybackRate | Set or return the default playback speed of the audio. |
| duration | Return the length of the audio (in seconds). |
| ended | Return whether the playback of the audio has ended. |
| error | Return the MediaError object representing the audio error state. |
| loop | Set or return whether the audio should play again at the end. |
| mediaGroup | Set or return the name of the media group to which the audio belongs. |
| muted | Set or return whether the sound is muted. |
| networkState | Return the current network state of the audio. |
| paused | Set or return whether the audio is paused. |
| playbackRate | Set or return the playback speed of the audio. |
| played | Return the TimeRanges object representing the played part of the audio. |
| preload | Set or return the value of the audio's preload attribute. |
| readyState | Return the current ready state of the audio. |
| seekable | Return the TimeRanges object representing the seekable part of the audio. |
| seeking | Return whether the user is currently seeking in the audio. |
| src | Set or return the value of the audio's src attribute. |
| textTracks | Return the TextTrackList object representing the available text tracks. |
| volume | Set or return the volume of the audio. |
Audio object methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| addTextTrack() | Add a new text track to the audio. |
| canPlayType() | Check if the browser can play the specified audio type. |
| fastSeek() | Specify the playback time in the audio player. |
| getStartDate() | Return a new Date object representing the current timeline offset. |
| load() | Reload the audio element. |
| play() | Start playing the audio. |
| pause() | Pause the currently playing audio. |
Standard properties and events
Audio object supports standardsAttributesandEvents.
