YouTipHTML DOM Track kind Property
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Track kind Property
Example
Get the type of the text track:
var x = document.getElementById("myTrack").kind;x output will be:
subtitles
Definition and Usage
The kind property is used to set or return the value of the kind property of a track.
The kind property describes the kind of text track.
Browser Support
The kind property is supported in Internet Explorer, Opera, and Chrome.
Note: The kind property is not supported in Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer 9 and earlier.
Syntax
Return the kind property:
trackObject.kindSet the kind property:
trackObject.kind="captions|chapters|descriptions|metadata|subtitles"Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| captions | The track defines captions, which are short text summaries that will be displayed in the player. |
| chapters | The track defines chapters, which are used to navigate the media resource. |
| descriptions | The track defines descriptions, which are used to describe the content of the media via audio, if the content is not playable or visible. |
| metadata | The track defines content that is used by scripts. |
| subtitles | The track defines subtitles, which are used to display subtitles in the video. |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A string, representing the kind of text track |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Set the kind of the text track:
document.getElementById("myTrack").kind="chapters";Related Pages
HTML Reference: HTML <track> kind Attribute