HTMLMediaElement.networkState

The HTMLMediaElement.networkState property indicates the current state of the fetching of media over the network.

Syntax

var networkState = audioOrVideo.networkState;

Value

An unsigned short. Possible values are:

Examples

This example will listen for the audio element to begin playing and then check if it is still loading data.

<audio id="example" preload="auto">
 <source src="sound.ogg" type="audio/ogg" />
</audio>

var obj = document.getElementById('example');

obj.addEventListener('playing', function() {

  if (obj.networkState === 2) {
    // Still loading...
  }

});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The interface defining it, HTMLMediaElement.