Source typeProperty

Examples

Return the MIME type of the media resource:

var x = document.getElementById("mySource").type;

xThe output result is:

audio/mpeg

The type property sets or returns the value of the type attribute of the <source> element.

The type attribute specifies the MIME type of the media resource.

Note:The <source> element is new in HTML5.

All major browsers support the type property.

Return the type property:

sourceObject.type

Set the type property:

sourceObject.type=MIME_type

Value	Description
MIME_type	Specifies the MIME type of the media resource. Common MIME types: Video: video/ogg video/mp4 video/webm Audio: audio/ogg audio/mpeg See alsoIANA MIME types, for a complete list of standard MIME types.

Value

Description

MIME_type

Specifies the MIME type of the media resource.

Common MIME types:
Video:

Audio:

See alsoIANA MIME types, for a complete list of standard MIME types.

Return Value:	A string, representing the MIME type of the media resource.

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