The HTMLMediaElement
method
canPlayType()
reports how likely it is that the current
browser will be able to play media of a given MIME type.
Note: This feature is not available in Web Workers.
Syntax
canPlayResponse = audioOrVideo.canPlayType(mediaType);
Parameters
mediaType
- A
DOMString
containing the MIME type of the media.
Return value
A DOMString
indicating how likely it is that the media can be played.
The string will be one of the following values:
probably
- Media of the type indicated by the
mediaType
parameter is probably playable on this device. maybe
- Not enough information is available to determine for sure whether or not the media will play until playback is actually attempted.
""
(empty string)- Media of the given type definitely can't be played on the current device.
Example
var obj = document.createElement('video');
console.log(obj.canPlayType('video/mp4')); // "maybe"
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'canplaytype' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.canplaytype' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- The interface defining it,
HTMLMediaElement
. MediaCapabilities
in the Media Capabilities API- Handling media support issues in web content
- Guide to media types and formats on the web