The HTMLSourceElement interface provides special properties (beyond the regular HTMLElement object interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating <source> elements.
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Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLSourceElement.media- Is a
DOMStringreflecting themediaHTML attribute, containing the intended type of the media resource. HTMLSourceElement.sizes- Is a
DOMStringrepresenting image sizes between breakpoints HTMLSourceElement.src- Is a
DOMStringreflecting thesrcHTML attribute, containing the URL for the media resource. TheHTMLSourceElement.srcproperty has a meaning only when the associated<source>element is nested in a media element that is a<video>or an<audio>element. It has no meaning and is ignored when it is nested in a<picture>element.Note: If thesrcproperty is updated (along with any siblings), the parentHTMLMediaElement'sloadmethod should be called when done, since<source>elements are not re-scanned automatically. HTMLSourceElement.srcset- Is a
DOMStringreflecting thesrcsetHTML attribute, containing a list of candidate images, separated by a comma (',', U+002C COMMA). A candidate image is a URL followed by a'w'with the width of the images, or an'x'followed by the pixel density. HTMLSourceElement.type- Is a
DOMStringreflecting thetypeHTML attribute, containing the type of the media resource.
Methods
No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLSourceElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HTMLSourceElement | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
keySystem | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support ≤18 | Firefox
Full support
Yes
| IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android
Full support
Yes
| Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
media | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
sizes | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 13 | Firefox
Full support
38
| IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android
Full support
38
| Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
src | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
srcset | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 13 | Firefox
Full support
38
| IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android
Full support
38
| Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
type | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 3.5 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<source>. - The HTML DOM APIs of the elements that can contain a
<source>element:HTMLVideoElement,HTMLAudioElement,HTMLPictureElement.