The pause
event is sent when a request to pause an activity is handled and the activity has entered its paused state, most commonly after the media has been paused through a call to the element's pause()
method. The event is sent once the pause()
method returns and after the media element's paused
property has been changed to true
.
General info
Bubbles | No |
---|---|
Cancelable | No |
Interface | Event |
Target | Element |
Default Action | None |
Event handler property | GlobalEventHandlers.onpause |
Specification | HTML5 media |
Examples
These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement's pause
event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.
Using addEventListener()
:
const video = document.querySelector('video');
video.addEventListener('pause', (event) => {
console.log('The Boolean paused property is now true. Either the ' +
'pause() method was called or the autoplay attribute was toggled.');
});
Using the onpause
event handler property:
const video = document.querySelector('video');
video.onpause = (event) => {
console.log('The Boolean paused property is now true. Either the ' +
'pause() method was called or the autoplay attribute was toggled.');
};
Specifications
Specification | Status |
---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'pause media event' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
HTML5 The definition of 'pause media event' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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HTMLMediaElement: canplay event
HTMLMediaElement: canplaythrough event
HTMLMediaElement: durationchange event
HTMLMediaElement: timeupdate event
HTMLMediaElement: play event
HTMLMediaElement: pause event
HTMLMediaElement: ratechange event
HTMLMediaElement: volumechange event
HTMLMediaElement: suspend event
HTMLMediaElement: emptied event
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