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:
html
<!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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Output:
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After:
Supported Browsers:
- Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Internet Explorer 9.0
- Opera
- Safari