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HTML oncanplay Event Attribute

❮ HTML Event Attributes

Example

Execute a JavaScript when a video is ready to start playing:

<script>
function myFunction() {
  alert("Can start playing video");
}
</script>

<video oncanplay="myFunction()">
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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.


Definition and Usage

The oncanplay attribute fires when the browser can start playing the specified audio/video.

During the loading process of an audio/video, the following event attributes occur, in this order:

  1. loadstart
  2. durationchange
  3. loadedmetadata
  4. loadeddata
  5. progress
  6. canplay
  7. canplaythrough

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event attribute.

Event Attribute
oncanplay Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

<element oncanplay="script">

Attribute Values

Value Description
script The script to be run on oncanplay

Technical Details

Supported HTML tags: <audio> and <video>

More Examples

Example

Execute a JavaScript when an audio is ready to start playing:

<script>
function myFunction() {
  alert("Can start playing video");
}
</script>

<audio oncanplay="myFunction()">
Try it Yourself »

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: oncanplay event


❮ HTML Event Attributes
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