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HTML DOM Audio currentTime Property

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The Audio currentTime property is used for setting or returning the current position of the audio playback. The Audio currentTime property returns the audio playback position in the form of seconds. The playback jumps to the specified position when this property is set. 

Syntax:

  • Return the currentTime property:
audioObject.currentTime
  • Set the currentTime property:
audioObject.currentTime = seconds

Property Values:

  • seconds: It is used to specify the position for the playback of the video in seconds.

The below program illustrates the Audio currentTime Property :

Example: Setting time position to 50 seconds.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        Audio currentTime Property
    </title>
</head>
 
<body style="text-align: center">
    <h1 style="color: green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2 style="font-family: Impact">
        Audio currentTime Property
    </h2>
    <br>
    <audio id="Test_Audio" controls autoplay>
        <source src="sample1.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
        <source src="beep-01a.wav" type="audio/mpeg">
    </audio>
    <p>
          To changing the current playback position,
        double click the "Change Playback Position"
        button.
      </p>
    <br>
    <button ondblclick="My_Audio()">
        Change Playback Position
    </button>
    <p id="test"></p>
 
    <script>
       let a =
        document.getElementById("Test_Audio");
        function My_Audio() {
            a.currentTime = 50;
        }
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML DOM Audio currentTime Property are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Internet Explorer 9 and above
  • Firefox 3.5 and above
  • Opera 12.1 and above
  • Apple Safari 3.1 and above


Last Updated : 23 Jun, 2023
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