JavaScript media object method: canPlayType()
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The
canPlayType() method of the JavaScript
DOM object
corresponding to HTML media
elements (i.e. <audio>
and <video>
elements) indicates if browser can play the media type.
It has the following
syntax with the following parameters. It returns a string indicating likely
level of support. Possible return values include: “probably” (most likely to
support), “maybe” (might support) or “” (empty string, no support)
object.canPlayType(type)
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Parameter
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Required / Optional
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Description
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type
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Required
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Type (and optional
codecs) to test support for, e.g. audio/mp4;
codecs="mp4a40.5" or video/ogg
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