HTML Audio/Video DOMbufferedProperty

Example

Get the first buffered range (part) of the video, in seconds:

myVid=document.getElementById("video1");
alert("Start: " + myVid.buffered.start(0)
+ " End: " + myVid.buffered.end(0));

Definition and Usage

The buffered attribute returns a TimeRanges object.

The TimeRanges object represents the user's audio/video buffered ranges.

Buffered ranges refer to the time ranges of buffered audio/video. If the user jumps around in the audio/video, multiple buffered ranges will be returned.

Browser Support

All major browsers support the buffered property.

Note:Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions do not support this property.

Syntax

audio|video.buffered

Return Value

Type	Description
TimeRanges Object	Represents the buffered portion of the audio/video. Properties of the TimeRanges object: length - Get the number of buffered ranges in the audio/video start(index) - Get the start position of a buffered range end(index) - Get the end position of a buffered range Note:the first buffer range'sIndexis 0.

Type

Description

TimeRanges Object

Represents the buffered portion of the audio/video.

Properties of the TimeRanges object:

length - Get the number of buffered ranges in the audio/video
start(index) - Get the start position of a buffered range
end(index) - Get the end position of a buffered range

Note:the first buffer range'sIndexis 0.

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