The kind
property contains a string indicating the category of audio contained in the AudioTrack
.
The kind
can be used to determine the scenarios in which specific tracks should be enabled or disabled. See Audio track kind strings for a list of the kinds available for audio tracks.
A DOMString
specifying the type of content the media represents. The string is one of those found in Audio track kind strings below.
The kinds available for audio tracks are:
"alternative"
-
A potential alternative to the main track, such as a different audio take or a version of the soundtrack with only the music and no dialogue.
"descriptions"
-
An audio track providing audible descriptions of the action depicted in a video track.
"main"
-
The primary audio track.
"main-desc"
-
The primary audio track with audio descriptions mixed into it.
"translation"
-
A translated version of the primary audio track.
-
An audio track containing a commentary. This might be used to contain the director's commentary track on a movie, for example.
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""
(empty string) -
The track doesn't have an explicit kind, or the kind provided by the track's metadata isn't recognized by the user agent.