The loop property of the AudioBufferSourceNode interface is a Boolean indicating if the audio asset must be replayed when the end of the AudioBuffer is reached.
The loop property's default value is false.
Syntax
var loopingEnabled = AudioBufferSourceNode.loop; AudioBufferSourceNode.loop = true | false;
Value
A Boolean which is true if looping is enabled; otherwise, the value is false.
When looping is enabled, the sound begins playing at the time specified as the start point when start() is called. When the time specified by the loopEnd property is reached, playback continues at the time specified by loopStart
Example
In this example, the AudioContext.decodeAudioData function is used to decode an audio track and put it into an AudioBufferSourceNode. Buttons are provided to play and stop the audio playback, and a slider control is used to change the playbackRate property value on the fly. When the audio is played, it loops.
You can run the full example live (or view the source.)
function getData() {
source = audioCtx.createBufferSource();
request = new XMLHttpRequest();
request.open('GET', 'viper.ogg', true);
request.responseType = 'arraybuffer';
request.onload = function() {
var audioData = request.response;
audioCtx.decodeAudioData(audioData, function(buffer) {
myBuffer = buffer;
source.buffer = myBuffer;
source.playbackRate.value = playbackControl.value;
source.connect(audioCtx.destination);
source.loop = true;
},
function(e){"Error with decoding audio data" + e.err});
}
request.send();
}
// wire up buttons to stop and play audio, and range slider control
play.onclick = function() {
getData();
source.start(0);
play.setAttribute('disabled', 'disabled');
playbackControl.removeAttribute('disabled');
}
Specification
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Audio API The definition of 'loop' in that specification. |
Working Draft |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
loop | Chrome Full support 14 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 25 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 15 | Safari Full support 6 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 26 | Opera Android Full support 14 | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
