HTML | DOM Audio canPlayType() Method
The Audio canPlayType() method is used for checking if the browser can play the specified audio type or not.
Return: The Audio canPlayType() method generally returns one of the following values:
- “probably”: It means that this audio type is most likely supported for browser.
- “maybe”: It means that the browser might support this audio type.
- “” (empty string): It means that the browser does not support this audio type.
Syntax
audioObject.canPlayType(type)
Example:
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title> DOM Audio canPlayType( ) Method </title></head><body style="text-align: center"> <h1 style="color: green"> GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2 style="font-family: Impact"> Audio canPlayType() Method</h2> <br> <p> Does the browser support playing OGG audios? <span><button ondblclick= "My_Audio(event, 'audio/ogg', 'vorbis')" type="button">Check</button></span></p> <p>Does the browser support playing OGG audios? <span><button ondblclick= "My_Audio(event, 'audio/ogg', 'vorbis')" type="button">Check</button></span></p> <script> function My_Audio(e, vidType, codType) { var v = document.createElement("Video"); isSupp = v.canPlayType(vidType + ';codecs="' + codType + '"'); if (isSupp == "") { isSupp = "No"; } e.target.parentNode.innerHTML = "Compatilibility : " + isSupp; } </script></body></html> |
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Supported Browsers:
- Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Internet Explorer 9.0
- Opera
- Safari
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