HTML 5 Audio/Video DOM addTextTrack() method

Example

A video with play and pause buttons:

var myVideo=document.getElementById("video1");
function playVid()
  {
  myVideo.play();;
  }
function pauseVid()
  {
  myVideo.pause();
  }

Try It Yourself

Definition and Usage

The play() method starts playing the current audio or video.

Browser Support

All major browsers support the play() method.

Note:Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions do not support this method.

Syntax

audio|video.play()