This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The removeSourceBuffer()
method of the MediaSource
interface removes the given SourceBuffer
from the SourceBuffers
list associated with this MediaSource
object.
Syntax
mediaSource.removeSourceBuffer(sourceBuffer);
Parameters
- sourceBuffer
- The
SourceBuffer
object to be removed.
Return value
Exceptions
Exception | Explanation |
---|---|
NotFoundError
|
The supplied sourceBuffer doesn't exist in MediaSource.sourceBuffers .
|
Examples
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
var sourceBuffer = mediaSource.addSourceBuffer(mimeCodec);
}
mediaSource.removeSourceBuffer(mediaSource.sourceBuffers[0]);
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Media Source ExtensionsThe definition of 'removeSourceBuffer()' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome
Full support 23 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox Full support 42 Full support 42 No support 25 — 42 Notes' Limited support to an allowed list of sites, for example YouTube, Netflix, and other popular streaming sites. The limitation was removed when Media Source Extensions was enabled by default in Firefox 42.
Disabled' From version 25 until version 42 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
IE Full support 11 Full support 11 Notes' Only works on Windows 8+. |
Opera
Full support 15 |
Safari
Full support 8 |
WebView Android
Full support 4.4.3 |
Chrome Android
Full support 25 |
Firefox Android
Full support 41 |
Opera Android
Full support 14 |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 1.5 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.'
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
MediaSource.removeSourceBuffer() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.