HTMLMediaElement.error
The HTMLMediaElement.error
is the
MediaError
object for the most recent error, or null
if
there has not been an error. When an error
event is received by the
element, you can determine details about what happened by examining this object.
Syntax
var myError = HTMLMediaElement.error;
Value
A MediaError
object describing the most recent error to occur on the
media element or null
if no errors have occurred.
Example
This example establishes a video element and adds an error handler to it; the error handler logs the details to console.
var videoElement = document.createElement('video');
videoElement.onerror = function() {
console.log("Error " + videoElement.error.code + "; details: " + videoElement.error.message);
}
videoElement.src = "https://example.com/bogusvideo.mp4";
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.error' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.error' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The interface defining it,
HTMLMediaElement
. <audio>
and<video>