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MediaSource: removeSourceBuffer() method

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Note: This feature is available in Dedicated Web Workers.

The removeSourceBuffer() method of the MediaSource interface removes the given SourceBuffer from the SourceBufferList associated with this MediaSource object.

Syntax

removeSourceBuffer(sourceBuffer)

Parameters

sourceBuffer: The SourceBuffer object to be removed.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

NotFoundError DOMException: Thrown if the supplied sourceBuffer doesn't exist in MediaSource.sourceBuffers.

Examples

for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
  const sourceBuffer = mediaSource.addSourceBuffer(mimeCodec);
}

mediaSource.removeSourceBuffer(mediaSource.sourceBuffers[0]);

Specifications

Specification
Media Source Extensions™> # dom-mediasource-removesourcebuffer>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`removeSourceBuffer`	23	12	42	15	8	25	41	14	13 Exposed in Mobile Safari on iPad but not on iPhone.	1.5	4.4.3	No