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SourceBuffer: remove() method

The remove() method of the SourceBuffer interface removes media segments within a specific time range from the SourceBuffer. This method can only be called when SourceBuffer.updating equals false. If SourceBuffer.updating is not equal to false, call SourceBuffer.abort().

Syntax

js

remove(start, end)

Parameters

start

A double representing the start of the time range, in seconds.

end

A double representing the end of the time range, in seconds.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

InvalidAccessError DOMException

Thrown if either the MediaSource.duration property is equal to NaN, the start parameter is negative or greater than MediaSource.duration, or the end parameter is less than or equal to start or equal to NaN.

InvalidStateError DOMException

Thrown if the SourceBuffer.updating property is equal to true, or this SourceBuffer has been removed from MediaSource.

Examples

TBD.

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
remove 23 12 42
11Only works on Windows 8+.
15 8 4.4.3 33 42 14
13Exposed in Mobile Safari on iPad but not on iPhone.
3.0
worker_support 108 108 No No 94 No 108 108 No 73 No 21.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SourceBuffer/remove