Javascript DOM HTML Source type Property get

Introduction

Return the MIME type of a media resource: 

var x = document.getElementById("mySource").type;

Click the button to return the value of the type attribute of the media resource.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<audio controls>
  <source id="mySource" src="sound.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
  <source src="sound.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
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<p id="demo"></p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
  var x = document.getElementById("mySource").type;
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The type property sets or gets the type attribute in a <source> element.

The type attribute sets the MIME type of the media resource.

Property Values

Value Description
MIME_type Specifies the MIME type of the media resource.

Common MIME types:

  • For video: video/ogg video/mp4 video/webm
  • For audio: audio/ogg audio/mpeg

The type property returns a String representing the MIME type of the media resource.




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