HTML Audio/Video DOM canPlayType() Method

Example

function supportType(e,vidType,codType) {
  var vid = document.createElement('video');
  isSupp = vid.canPlayType(vidType+';codecs="'+codType+'"');
  if (isSupp == "") {
    isSupp = "No";
  }
  e.target.parentNode.innerHTML = "Answer: " + isSupp;
}

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Meaning

The canPlayType() method checks if the browser can play the specified audio/video type.

Return value:

• "probably" - The browser most likely supports this audio/video type.
• "maybe" - The browser might support this audio/video type.
• "" (empty string) - The browser does not support this audio/video type.

Standard Syntax

audio|video.canPlayType(type)

Parameter Value