canPlayType method

Returns a string that specifies whether the client can play a given media resource type.

Syntax

HRESULT retVal = object.canPlayType(type, canPlay);

Parameters

type [in]

Type: BSTR

The type of media that the client can play.

canPlay [out, retval]

Type: BSTR

probably

The type of media that is most likely to be rendered.

maybe

The type of media that might be able to be rendered

[empty string]

The media type cannot be rendered.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Standards information

• HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 4.8.9.2

See also

How to use HTML5 to play video files on your webpage

How to use HTML5 to Add an Audio Player to your Webpage

Build date: 11/12/2012