HTML | DOM onseeking Event

The onseeking event in HTML DOM occurs when the user starts skipping the media to a new position. The onseeking event and onseeked event are just opposite to each other. To get the current position of media use currentTime.
Supported HTML Tags:-

<audio>
<video>

Syntax:

In HTML:

<element onseeking="Script">

In JavaScript:

object.onseeking = function(){Script};

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

object.addEventListener("seeking", Script);

Example: Using the addEventListener() method

html

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
 
<head>

    <title>

        HTML DOM onseeking Event

    </title>

</head>
 
<body>

    <center>

        <h1 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h1>

        <h2>HTML DOM onseeking Event</h2>
 
        <video controls id="videoID">

            <source src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20190723123920/secondneon.mp4"

                    type="video/mp4">

        </video>

    </center>

    <script>

        document.getElementById(

        "videoID").addEventListener("seeking", GFGfun);
 
        function GFGfun() {

            alert("Media Skipped");

        }

    </script>
 
</body>
 
</html>

Output:
Before:

After:

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

Google Chrome
Internet Explorer 9+
Firefox
Apple Safari
Opera

Article Tags :

HTML

Web Technologies

HTML-DOM