HTML Audio/Video DOM seeking Event
❮ HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
Example
When the user starts moving/skipping to a new position in the video, alert some text:
var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onseeking = function() {
alert("Seek operation began!");
};
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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The seeking event occurs when the user starts moving/skipping to a new position in the audio/video.
Tip: The seeking event is the opposite of the seeked event.
Tip: Use the currentTime property of the Audio/Video Object to get the current playback position.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.
| Event | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seeking | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
In HTML:
<audio|video onseeking="myScript">Try it
In JavaScript:
audio|video.onseeking=function(){myScript};Try it
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
audio|video.addEventListener("seeking", myScript);Try it
Technical Details
| Supported HTML tags: | <audio> and <video> |
|---|---|
| Supported JavaScript objects: | Audio, Video |
More Examples
Example
This example demonstrates the difference between the seeking event and seeked event:
<video onseeking="myFunction()" onseeked="mySecondFunction()">
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Example
Using the currentTime property of the Video Object to display the current playtime position when the user starts to skip to a new position:
// Get the <video> element with id="myVideo"
var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
// Attach a seeking event to the <video>, and execute a function if a seek operation begins
vid.addEventListener("seeking", myFunction);
function myFunction() {
// Display the current position of the <video> in a p element with id="demo"
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = vid.currentTime;
}
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Example
When the user starts moving/skipping to a new position in the audio, alert some text:
var aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onseeking = function() {
alert("Seek operation began!");
};
Try it Yourself »
❮ HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
