oncanplay event
Occurs when playback is possible, but would require further buffering.
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Syntax
| HTML Attribute | <element oncanplay = "handler(event)"> |
|---|---|
| Event Property | object.oncanplay = handler; |
| attachEvent Method | object.attachEvent("oncanplay", handler) |
| addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("canplay", handler, useCapture) |
Event information
| Synchronous | No |
|---|---|
| Bubbles | No |
| Cancelable | No |
Event handler parameters
- pEvtObj [in]
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Type: Event
Standards information
- HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 4.8.9.12
Remarks
The oncanplay event is raised when enough data is available to advance the playback position in the direction of playback.
This event first occurs after onloadeddata and before oncanplaythrough.
To invoke this event, do one of the following:
- Load a media resource.
See also
Build date: 11/12/2012

