HTML Audio/Video DOM errorEvents

HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference Manual

Example

An error message pops up when a video loading error occurs:

var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onerror = function() {
alert("Error! Something went wrong");
};



Definition and Usage

The error event is triggered when an error occurs during the loading of audio/video.

Tip:Events affecting multimedia data loading:


Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the version number of the first browser that supports the event.

Events
error Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes


Syntax

In HTML:

<element onerror="myScript">

In JavaScript:

object.onerror=function(){myScript};

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

object.addEventListener("error", myScript);

Note:Internet Explorer 8 and earlier IE versions do not supportaddEventListener()method.


Technical Details
Supported HTML tags: <audio> and <video>
Supported JavaScript objects: Audio, Video


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