The HTMLMediaElement.duration
property gives the length of the media in seconds, or zero if no media data is available.
SyntaxEdit
var myDuration = audioOrVideo.duration
Value
A double. If the media data is available but the length is unknown, this value is NaN
. If the media is streamed and has no predefined length, the value is Inf
.
ExampleEdit
var obj = document.createElement('video');
console.log(obj.duration); // NaN
SpecificationsEdit
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.duration' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from HTML5 |
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.duration' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibilityEdit
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 3.5 (1.9.1) [1] | 9 | ? | ? |
See alsoEdit
- The interface defining it,
HTMLMediaElement
.