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HTMLMediaElement: waiting event

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The waiting event is fired when playback has stopped because of a temporary lack of data.

This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("waiting", (event) => { })

onwaiting = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement’s waiting event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.

Using addEventListener():

const video = document.querySelector("video");

video.addEventListener("waiting", (event) => {
  console.log("Video is waiting for more data.");
});

Using the onwaiting event handler property:

const video = document.querySelector("video");

video.onwaiting = (event) => {
  console.log("Video is waiting for more data.");
};

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also