oncanplay event

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[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Occurs when playback is possible, but would require further buffering.

HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 4.8.9.12Internet Explorer 9

Syntax

HTML Attribute <element oncanplay = "handler(event)">
Event Property object.oncanplay = handler;
attachEvent Method object.attachEvent("oncanplay", handler)
addEventListener Method object.addEventListener("canplay", handler, useCapture)

Standards information

Event information

Synchronous No
Bubbles No
Cancelable No

Event handler parameters

Remarks

The oncanplay event is raised when enough data is available to advance the playback position in the direction of playback.

This event first occurs after onloadeddata and before oncanplaythrough.

To invoke this event, do one of the following:

  • Load a media resource.

See also

oncanplaythrough

 

 

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