MediaRecorder: state property
The state
read-only property of the MediaRecorder
interface returns the current state of the current MediaRecorder
object.
Value
A string containing one of the following values:
inactive
-
Recording is not occurring — it has either not been started yet, or it has been started and then stopped.
recording
-
Recording has been started and the user agent is capturing data.
paused
-
Recording has been started, then paused, but not yet stopped or resumed.
Examples
js
record.onclick = () => {
mediaRecorder.start();
console.log(mediaRecorder.state);
// Will return "recording"
console.log("recorder started");
};
Specifications
Specification |
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MediaStream Recording # dom-mediarecorder-state |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- Using the MediaStream Recording API
- Web Dictaphone: MediaRecorder + getUserMedia + Web Audio API visualization demo, by Chris Mills (source on GitHub.)
- simpl.info MediaStream Recording demo, by Sam Dutton.
Navigator.getUserMedia()