HTMLMediaElement: loadedmetadata event

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The loadedmetadata event is fired when the metadata has been loaded.

Syntax

Use the event name in addEventListener():

addEventListener("loadedmetadata", (event) => { })

Alternatively, assign to the event handler property of the interface:

onloadedmetadata = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement's loadedmetadata event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.

Using addEventListener():

const video = document.querySelector("video");

video.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", (event) => {
  console.log(
    "The duration and dimensions of the media and tracks are now known.",
  );
});

Using the onloadedmetadata event handler property (but note that this replaces other event listeners added using onloadedmetadata, if any):

const video = document.querySelector("video");

video.onloadedmetadata = (event) => {
  console.log(
    "The duration and dimensions of the media and tracks are now known.",
  );
};