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Video error Property

Example

Get the error state of a video:

var x = document.getElementById("myVideo").error.code;

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Definition and Usage

The error property returns a MediaError object.

The MediaError object has a code property containing the error state of the video.

Note: This property is read-only.

Browser Support

The error property is only supported in Internet Explorer.

Note: Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions do not support this property.

Syntax

videoObject.error.code

Return Value

Type	Description
Number	The code property of the MediaError Object returns a number representing the error state of the video: 1 = MEDIA_ERR_ABORTED - fetching process aborted by user 2 = MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK - error occurred when downloading 3 = MEDIA_ERR_DECODE - error occurred when decoding 4 = MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED - video not supported