HTML5 Game - Video Video functions

Introduction

There are a number of standard video functions that return information or cause an action on video file or player.

The following table lists the commonly used video functions.

Function
Parameter
Return
Description
canPlay
File MIME
maybe,
Determines whether a given
Type()

type

probably,
""
type of video file is supported
by the browser.
load()


none


none


Sets that the video will
start playing as soon as it is
ready.
pause()
none
none
Pauses the playback.
play()
none
none
Starts playing the video file.

To use a video function, append the function to the name of the video element associated with the video file using dot syntax.

video1Element.play();

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