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HTML Audio/Video DOM networkState Property

HTML audio Tag Reference HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference

Example

Get the current network state of the video:

var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
alert(vid.networkState);
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Definition and Usage

The networkState property returns the current network state (activity) of the audio/video.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
networkState Yes 9.0 3.5 Yes Yes

Syntax

audio|video.networkState

Return Value

Type Description
Number Represents the current network state of the audio/video element:
  • 0 = NETWORK_EMPTY - audio/video has not yet been initialized
  • 1 = NETWORK_IDLE - audio/video is active and has selected a resource, but is not using the network
  • 2 = NETWORK_LOADING - browser is downloading data
  • 3 = NETWORK_NO_SOURCE - no audio/video source found

HTML audio Tag Reference HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference