< HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
Example
Alert that the loading of media data is prevented from continuing:
var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onsuspend =
function() {
alert("Loading of the media is
suspended");
};
Definition and Usage
The suspend event occurs when the browser is intentionally not getting media data.
This event occurs when the loading of the media is suspended (prevented from continuing). This can happen when the download has completed, or because it has been paused for some reason.
Tip: Related events that occurs when there is some kind of disturbance to the media loading process, are:
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.
| Event | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| suspend | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
In HTML:
<element onsuspend="myScript">
In JavaScript:
object.onsuspend=function(){myScript};
In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:
object.addEventListener("suspend", myScript);
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 |