HTML | DOM onpause Event

The DOM onpause event occurs when the audio/video is paused. The audio/video can be paused either by the user or programmatically.

Syntax:

In HTML:
```
<element onpause="myScript">
```
In JavaScript:
```
object.onpause = function(){myScript};
```
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
```
object.addEventListener("pause", myScript);
```

Example: Using the addEventListener() method

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title> 
        HTML DOM onpause Event 
    </title> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <center> 
        <h1 style="color:green"> 
          GeeksforGeks 
      </h1> 
        <h2>HTML DOM onpause Event</h2> 
  
        <video controls id="vidID" 
               width="320" height="240"> 
            
            <source src= 
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190401140735/g4g2.mp4" 
                    type="video/mp4"> 
        </video> 
  
        <script> 
            document.getElementById( 
              "vidID").addEventListener( 
              "pause", GFGfun); 
  
            function GFGfun() { 
                alert("Video paused"); 
            } 
        </script> 
    </center> 
</body> 
  
</html> 

Output:

Before Pause:
After Pause:

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML DOM onpause Event are listed below:

Google Chrome
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Apple Safari
Opera

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