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Video currentSrc Property

Example

Get the URL of the current video:

var x = document.getElementById("myVideo").currentSrc;

The result of x will be:

http://www.w3ii.com/jsref/movie.mp4

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Definition and Usage

The currentSrc property returns the URL of the current video.

If no video is set, an empty string is returned.

Note: This property is read-only.

Tip: Use the src property to set the URL of a video file.

Browser Support

The currentSrc property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: This property is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.

Syntax

videoObject.currentSrc

Technical Details

Return Value:	A String, representing the URL of the current video. Returns the entire URL, including the protocol (like http://). If no video is set, an empty string is returned