cuechange | oncuechange event
Occurs when a TextTrackCue in a HTMLTrackElement changes.
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Syntax
| HTML Attribute | <element oncuechange = "handler(event)"> |
|---|---|
| Event Property | object.oncuechange = handler; |
| addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("cuechange", handler, useCapture) |
Event information
| Synchronous | No |
|---|---|
| Bubbles | No |
| Cancelable | No |
Event handler parameters
- handler [in]
-
Type: function
Event handler object.
Standards information
Remarks
In the following example, when an oncuechange event is received on the track element, the activeCue is displayed as an HTML nodes that replace the span element.
Note To create timed text files in both Web Video Text Track (WebVTT) and Timed Text Markup Language (TTML) formats, see HTML5 Video Caption Maker on the Windows Internet Explorer test drive site.
Examples
<script type="text/javascript">
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { // don't run this until all DOM content is loaded
var track = document.getElementById("track1");
track.addEventListener("cuechange", function () {
var myTrack = this.track; // track element is "this"
var myCues = myTrack.activeCues; // activeCues is an array of current cues.
if (myCues.length > 0) {
var disp = document.getElementById("display");
disp.replaceChild((myCues[0].getCueAsHTML()), disp.firstChild);
}
}, false);
}, false);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<video id="video1" controls>
<source src="video.mp4" >
<track id='track1' label='English captions' src="entrack.vtt" kind='subtitles' srclang='en' default >
</video>
<div id="display">
<span></span>
</div>
See also
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