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HTMLMediaElement: waiting event

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.

js

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():

js

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

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

Using the onwaiting event handler property:

js

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

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

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
waiting_event 3 12 6 9 ≤12.1 3.1 ≤37 18 6 ≤12.1 3 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/waiting_event