HTML DOM Audio paused Property

Last Updated : 22 Jun, 2023

The Audio paused property is used for returning whether the audio is paused or not. The Audio paused property is a read-only property.

Syntax:

audioObject.paused

Return: The Audio paused property returns a Boolean true if the audio is paused else, it returns false.

The below program illustrates the Audio paused Property:

Example: Finding out if the audio is paused.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        Audio paused Property
    </title>
</head>
 
<body style="text-align: center">
    <h1 style="color: green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2 style="font-family: Impact">
        Audio paused Property
    </h2>
    <br>
    <audio id="Test_Audio" controls>
        <source src="sample1.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
        <source src="sample1.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
    </audio>
    <p>
        For knowing whether the audio is paused or not,
         double click the "Check Status" button.
      </p>
    <br>
    <button ondblclick="MyAudio()"
            type="button">
        Check Status
    </button>
    <p id="test"></p>
 
    <script>
        function MyAudio() {
            let a = 
            document.getElementById("Test_Audio").paused;
            document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = a;
        }
    </script>
  </body>
</html>