< HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference
Example
Check if the video is paused:
var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
alert(vid.paused);
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Definition and Usage
The paused property returns whether the audio/video is paused.
Note: This property is read-only.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paused | Yes | 9.0 | 3.5 | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
audio|video.paused
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the audio/video is paused. Otherwise it returns false |
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