The seekable read-only property of the HTMLMediaElement returns a TimeRanges object that contains the time ranges that the user is able to seek to, if any.
Syntax
var seekable = audioOrVideo.seekable;
Value
A TimeRanges object.
Examples
var video = document.querySelector("video");
var timeRangesObject = video.seekable;
var timeRanges = [];
//Go through the object and output an array
for (let count = 0; count < timeRangesObject.length; count ++) {
timeRanges.push([timeRangesObject.start(count), timeRangesObject.end(count)]);
}
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from HTML5 |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
| Media Source Extensions The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement extensions, like for seekable' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Specifies a new algorithm for returning the seekable time range of a media element whose source is a MediaSource object. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
seekable | Chrome Full support 43 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 8 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 8 | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
See also
- The interface defining it,
HTMLMediaElement. - Media Source Extensions API