web api instance property
MediaRecorder: state property
The state read-only property of the MediaRecorder interface returns the current state of the current MediaRecorder object.
Value
A string containing one of the following values:
inactive- : Recording is not occurring — it has either not been started yet, or it has been started and then stopped.
recording- : Recording has been started and the user agent is capturing data.
paused- : Recording has been started, then paused, but not yet stopped or resumed.
Examples
record.onclick = () => {
mediaRecorder.start();
console.log(mediaRecorder.state);
// Will return "recording"
console.log("recorder started");
};
Specifications
SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.
Browser compatibility
Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.
See also
- Using the MediaStream Recording API
- Web Dictaphone: MediaRecorder + getUserMedia + Web Audio API visualization demo, by Chris Mills (source on GitHub.)
- simpl.info MediaStream Recording demo, by Sam Dutton.
getUserMedia()