HTMLMediaElement: play event
The play
event is fired when the paused
property is changed from true
to false
, as a result of the play
method, or the autoplay
attribute.
Bubbles | No |
---|---|
Cancelable | No |
Interface | Event |
Target | Element |
Default Action | None |
Event handler property | GlobalEventHandlers.onplay |
Specification | HTML5 media |
Examples
These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement's play
event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.
Using addEventListener()
:
const video = document.querySelector('video');
video.addEventListener('play', (event) => {
console.log('The Boolean paused property is now false. Either the ' +
'play() method was called or the autoplay attribute was toggled.');
});
Using the onplay
event handler property:
const video = document.querySelector('video');
video.onplay = (event) => {
console.log('The Boolean paused property is now false. Either the ' +
'play() method was called or the autoplay attribute was toggled.');
};
Specifications
Specification | Status |
---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'play media event' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
HTML5 The definition of 'play 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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