Web/API/GlobalEventHandlers/onplaying

The onplaying property of the GlobalEventHandlers mixin is the EventHandler for processing playing events.

The playing event is fired when playback is ready to start after having been paused or delayed due to lack of media data.

Syntax

element.onplaying = handlerFunction;
var handlerFunction = element.onplaying;

handlerFunction is either null or a JavaScript function specifying the handler for the event.

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'onplaying' in that specification.	Living Standard

 Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
onplaying	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

See also

• playing
• DOM event handlers

GlobalEventHandlers.onplaying by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.