HTML DOM Video Object
Video Object
The Video object was introduced in HTML5.
The Video object represents an HTML <video> element.
Accessing the Video Object
You can access the <video> element by using getElementById():
var x = document.getElementById("myVideo");
Creating a Video Object
You can create a <video> element by using the document.createElement() method:
var x = document.createElement("VIDEO");
Video Object Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| audioTracks | Returns an AudioTrackList object representing the available audio tracks. |
| autoplay | Sets or returns whether the video should start playing as soon as it is ready. |
| buffered | Returns a TimeRanges object representing the buffered parts of the video. |
| controller | Returns a MediaController object representing the current media controller of the video. |
| controls | Sets or returns whether the video should display controls (like play/pause etc.). |
| crossOrigin | Sets or returns the CORS settings of the video. |
| currentSrc | Returns the URL of the current video. |
| currentTime | Sets or returns the current playback position in the video (in seconds). |
| defaultMuted | Sets or returns whether the video is muted by default. |
| defaultPlaybackRate | Sets or returns the default playback speed of the video. |
| duration | Returns the length of the video (in seconds). |
| ended | Returns whether the video playback has ended. |
| error | Returns a MediaError object representing the error state of the video. |
| height | Sets or returns the value of the height attribute of the video. |
| loop | Sets or returns whether the video should start over again when finished. |
| mediaGroup | Sets or returns the name of the media group the video belongs to. |
| muted | Sets or returns whether the sound is turned off. |
| networkState | Returns the network state of the video. |
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