Example
Add a new text track to the video:
var x = document.getElementById("myVideo");
var y = x.addTextTrack("caption");
y.addCue(new TextTrackCue("Test text", 01.000, 04.000,"","","",true));
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Definition and Usage
The addTextTrack() method creates and returns a new TextTrack object.
The new TextTrack object is added to the list of text tracks for the video element.
Browser Support
| Method | |||||
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| addTextTrack() | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Syntax
videoObject.addTextTrack(kind,label,language)
Parameter Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| kind | Specifies the kind of text track. Possible values:
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| label | A string specifying the label for the text track. Is used to identify the text track for the users |
| language | A two-letter language code that specifies the language of the text track. To view all available language codes, go to our Language code reference |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A TextTrack Object, representing the new text track |
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