stalled | onstalled event
Occurs when the download has stopped.
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Syntax
| Event Property | object.onstalled = handler; |
|---|---|
| addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("stalled", handler, useCapture) |
Event information
| Synchronous | No |
|---|---|
| Bubbles | No |
| Cancelable | No |
Event handler parameters
- handler [in]
-
Type: function
Event handler object.
Standards information
- HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 4.8.9.12
Remarks
This event occurs if three seconds have passed since the last packet was downloaded.
To invoke this event, do one of the following:
- Disconnect the network while the media resource is downloading.
Examples
This example displays a number of media events.
// content has loaded, display buttons and set up events
video.addEventListener("canplay", function () {
document.getElementById("buttonbar").style.display = "block";
}, false);
// display video duration when available
video.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", function () {
vLength = video.duration.toFixed(1);
document.getElementById("vLen").textContent = vLength; // global variable
}, false);
// display the current and remaining times
video.addEventListener("timeupdate", function () {
// Current time
var vTime = video.currentTime;
document.getElementById("curTime").textContent = vTime.toFixed(1);
document.getElementById("vRemaining").textContent = (vLength - vTime).toFixed(1);
}, false);
// paused and playing events to control buttons
video.addEventListener("pause", function () {
document.getElementById("play").textContent = ">";
}, false);
video.addEventListener("playing", function () {
document.getElementById("play").textContent = "||";
}, false);
video.addEventListener("volumechange", function () {
if (video.muted) {
// if muted, show mute image
document.getElementById("mute").innerHTML = "<img alt='volume off button' src='mute2.png' />";
} else {
// if not muted, show not muted image
document.getElementById("mute").innerHTML = "<img alt='volume on button' src='vol2.png' />";
}
}, false);
// Download and playback status events.
video.addEventListener("loadstart", function () {
document.getElementById("ls").textContent = "Started";
}, false);
video.addEventListener("loadeddata", function () {
document.getElementById("ld").textContent = "Data was loaded";
}, false);
video.addEventListener("ended", function () {
document.getElementById("ndd").textContent = "Playback ended";
}, false);
video.addEventListener("emptied", function () {
document.getElementById("mt").textContent = "Video reset";
}, false);
video.addEventListener("stalled", function () {
document.getElementById("stall").textContent = "Download was stalled";
}, false);
video.addEventListener("waiting", function () {
document.getElementById("waiting").textContent = "Player waited for content";
}, false);
video.addEventListener("progress", function () {
pgFlag += "+";
if (pgFlag.length > 10) {
pgFlag = "+";
}
document.getElementById("pg").textContent = pgFlag;
}, false);
video.addEventListener("durationchange", function () {
document.getElementById("dc").textContent = "Duration has changed";
}, false);
video.addEventListener("canplaythrough", function () {
document.getElementById("cpt").textContent = "Ready to play whole video";
}, false);
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