< HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
Example
Alert that the video has been paused:
var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onpause = function()
{
alert("The video has been paused");
};
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Definition and Usage
The pause event occurs when the audio/video is paused either by the user or programmatically.
Tip: The play event occurs when the audio/video has been started or is no longer paused.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.
| Event | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pause | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
In HTML:
<audio|video onpause="myScript">Try it
In JavaScript:
audio|video.onpause=function(){myScript};Try it
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
audio|video.addEventListener("pause", myScript);Try it
Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.
Technical Details
| Supported HTML tags: | <audio> and <video> |
|---|---|
| Supported JavaScript objects: | Audio, Video |
More Examples
Example
Alert that the audio has been paused:
var aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onpause = function()
{
alert("The audio has been paused");
};
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