HTML Audio/Video DOM progress Event
HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
Example
Alert that the video is downloading:
var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onprogress = function()
{
alert("Downloading video");
};
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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The progress event occurs when the browser is downloading the specified audio/video.
During the loading process of an audio/video, the following events occur, in this order:
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.
Event | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
progress | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
In HTML:
<audio|video onprogress="myScript">Try it
In JavaScript:
audio|video.onprogress=function(){myScript};Try it
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
audio|video.addEventListener("progress", myScript);Try it
Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.
Technical Details
Supported HTML tags: | <audio> and <video> |
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Supported JavaScript objects: | Audio, Video |

More Examples
Example
Alert that the audio is downloading:
var aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onprogress = function()
{
alert("Downloading audio");
};
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