Video preloadProperty

Example

Check whether the video starts loading as soon as the page loads:

var x = document.getElementById("myVideo").preload;

xThe result is:

none // The video should not be loaded when the page loads

The preload property is used to set or return the value of the video's preload attribute.

The preload property sets or returns whether the audio/video should be loaded immediately after the page loads.

Note:If the autoplay attribute is set, this attribute is ignored.

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

All major browsers support the preload attribute.

Note:Internet Explorer does not support the preload attribute.

Return the preload property:

videoObject.preload

Set the preload property:

videoObject.preload="auto|metadata|none"

Value	Description
auto	Indicates that the audio/video should start loading as soon as the page loads.
metadata	Indicates that only the metadata of the audio/video should be loaded when the page loads.
none	Indicates that the audio/video should not be loaded after the page loads.

Return value:	A string representing the preloaded data. Possible return values are "auto", "metadata", or "none".

The following example demonstrates how to set different properties:

document.getElementById("myVideo").preload="none";
document.getElementById("myVideo").preload="auto";

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