HTML Audio/Video DOMtextTracksProperty

Examples

Get the number of available text tracks:

myVid=document.getElementById("video1");
alert(myVid.textTracks.length);

The textTracks property returns a TextTrackList object.

The TextTrackList object represents the available text tracks of the audio/video.

Each available text track is represented by a TextTrack object.

Internet Explorer 10, Opera, Chrome, and Safari 6 support the textTracks property.

Note:Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions do not support the textTracks property.

audio|video.textTracks

Type	Description
TextTrackList object	Represents the available text tracks of the audio/video. TextTrackList object: length - Get the number of available text tracks in the audio/video [index] - Get the TextTrack object according to the index Note:The index of the first available text trackindexis 0.
TextTrack object	Represents a text track. Properties of the TextTrack object: kind - Get the type of the text track (can be "subtitles", "caption", "descriptions", "chapters", or "metadata") label - Get the label of the text track language - Get the language of the text track mode - Get or set whether the track is active ("disabled"\|"hidden"\|"showing") cues - Get the cues list of the TextTrackCueList object activeCues - Get the current active text track cues in the form of a TextTrackCueList object addCue(cueaddCue() - Add a cue to the cues list removeCue(cueremoveCue() - Remove a cue from the cues list

Type

Description

TextTrackList object

Represents the available text tracks of the audio/video.

TextTrackList object:

Note:The index of the first available text trackindexis 0.

TextTrack object

Represents a text track.

Properties of the TextTrack object:

kind - Get the type of the text track (can be "subtitles", "caption", "descriptions", "chapters", or "metadata")
label - Get the label of the text track
language - Get the language of the text track
mode - Get or set whether the track is active ("disabled"|"hidden"|"showing")
cues - Get the cues list of the TextTrackCueList object
activeCues - Get the current active text track cues in the form of a TextTrackCueList object
addCue(cueaddCue() - Add a cue to the cues list
removeCue(cueremoveCue() - Remove a cue from the cues list