Audio readyState attribute

HTML DOM Audio Object

Definition and usage

readyState The property returns the current readiness state of the audio.

The readiness state indicates whether the audio is ready to play.

Note:This property is read-only.

Example

Get the current readiness state of the audio:

var x = document.getElementById("myAudio").readyState;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;

Try it yourself

Syntax

audioObject.readyState

Return value

Type Description
Number

Indicates the readiness state of the audio element:

  • 0 = HAVE_NOTHING - No information is available about whether the audio is ready
  • 1 = HAVE_METADATA - The metadata of the audio is ready
  • 2 = HAVE_CURRENT_DATA - Data at the current playback position is available, but there is not enough data to play the next frame/millisecond
  • 3 = HAVE_FUTURE_DATA - Current and at least the next frame of data is available
  • 4 = HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA - There is enough available data to start playback

Browser Support

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HTML DOM Audio Object