HTMLMediaElement: play event
The play
event is fired when the paused
property is changed from true
to false
, as a result of the play
method, or the autoplay
attribute.
Bubbles | No |
---|---|
Cancelable | No |
Interface | Event |
Target | Element |
Default Action | None |
Event handler property | GlobalEventHandlers.onplay |
Examples
These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement's play
event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.
Using addEventListener()
:
const video = document.querySelector('video');
video.addEventListener('play', (event) => {
console.log('The Boolean paused property is now false. Either the ' +
'play() method was called or the autoplay attribute was toggled.');
});
Using the onplay
event handler property:
const video = document.querySelector('video');
video.onplay = (event) => {
console.log('The Boolean paused property is now false. Either the ' +
'play() method was called or the autoplay attribute was toggled.');
};
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # event-media-play |
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Related Events
- The HTMLMediaElement
playing
event - The HTMLMediaElement
waiting
event - The HTMLMediaElement
seeking
event - The HTMLMediaElement
seeked
event - The HTMLMediaElement
ended
event - The HTMLMediaElement
loadedmetadata
event - The HTMLMediaElement
loadeddata
event - The HTMLMediaElement
canplay
event - The HTMLMediaElement
canplaythrough
event - The HTMLMediaElement
durationchange
event - The HTMLMediaElement
timeupdate
event - The HTMLMediaElement
play
event - The HTMLMediaElement
pause
event - The HTMLMediaElement
ratechange
event - The HTMLMediaElement
volumechange
event - The HTMLMediaElement
suspend
event - The HTMLMediaElement
emptied
event - The HTMLMediaElement
stalled
event