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The Audio object is used for representing an HTML <audio> element. The Audio Object is a new object in HTML5.

Syntax:

  • For creating an <audio> element:
let gfg = document.createElement("AUDIO")
  • For accessing an <audio> element:
let x = document.getElementById("myAudio")

Property Values:

Value Description
audioTracks It is used for returning an AudioTrackList object representing available audio tracks.
autoplay It is used for setting or returning whether the audio should start playing as soon as it is ready.
buffered It is used for returning a TimeRanges object representing the buffered parts of an audio.
controller It is used for returning the MediaController object representing the current media controller of an audio.
controls It is used for setting or returning whether an audio should have controls displayed (play/pause etc).
crossOrigin It is used for setting or returning the CORS settings of an audio.
currentSrc It is used for returning the URL of the current audio.
currentTime It is used for setting or returning the current playback position in an audio (in seconds).
defaultMuted It is used for setting or returning whether the audio should be muted by default.
defaultPlaybackRate It is used for setting or returning whether the search field is read-only, or not.
duration It is used for returning the length of an audio(in seconds).
ended It is used for returning whether the playback of the audio has ended.
error It is used for returning a MediaError object representing the error state of the audio.
loop It is used for setting or returning whether the audio should start playing over again, every time it is finished.
mediaGroup It is used for setting or returning the name of the media group the audio(s) is a part of.
muted It is used for setting or returning whether the sound should be turned off.
networkState It is used for returning the current network state of an audio.
paused It is used for setting or returning whether an audio is paused.
playbackRate It is used for setting or returning the speed of the audio playback.
played It is used for returning a TimeRanges object representing the played parts of the audio.
preload It is used for setting or returning the value of the preload attribute of an audio.
readyState It is used for setting or returning the current ready state of an audio.
seekable It is used for returning a TimeRanges object representing the seekable parts of an audio.
seeking It is used for returning whether the user is currently seeking in the audio.
src It is used for setting or returning the value of the src attribute of an audio.
textTracks It is used for returning a TextTrackList object representing the available text tracks.
volume It is used for setting or returning the audio volume of an audio.

Audio Object Methods:

Value Description
addTextTrack() It is used for adding a new text track to the audio.
canPlayType() It is used for checking whether the browser can play the specified audio type.
fastSeek() It is used for seeking to a specified time in the audio player.
getStartDate() It is used for returning a new Date object, representing the current timeline offset.
load() It is used for re-loading the audio element.
play() It is used for start playing the audio.
pause() It is used for pausing the currently playing audio.

The below programs illustrate the Audio Object :

Example-1: Creating a <audio> element.

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>Audio Object</title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
         
        h2 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
         
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
 
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>Audio Object</h2>
    <p>Double Click the "Create"
    button to create an Audio Object.</p>
 
    <button ondblclick="Create()">
    Create
</button>
 
    <script>
        function Create() {
            // Create audio element.
            let m = document.createElement(
            "AUDIO");
 
            if (m.canPlayType("audio/mpeg")) {
                m.setAttribute("src", "bells.mp3");
            } else {
                m.setAttribute("src", "bells.ogg");
            }
 
            m.setAttribute("controls", "controls");
            document.body.appendChild(m);
        }
    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

audio1

HTML DOM audio object

Example-2: Accessing a <audio> element.

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>Audio Object</title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
         
        h2 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
         
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>Audio Object</h2>
 
    <audio id="track" controls>
        <source src="bells.ogg"
                type="audio/ogg">
        <source src=
                type="audio/mpeg">
    Your browser does not support the audio element.
    </audio>
 
    <p>Double-click the "Access Audio" button
    to get the duration of the audio, in seconds.</p>
 
    <button onclick="access()">Access Audio</button>
    <p id="test"></p>
    <script>
        function access() {
            // Accessing audio element duration.
            let m = document.getElementById(
            "track").duration;
            document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = m;
        }
    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

audio2

HTML DOM audio object

Supported Browsers: The browser is supported by HTML DOM Audio Object are listed below:

  • Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Opera
  • Apple Safari


Last Updated : 07 Jul, 2023
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