Web/API/SourceBufferList/SourceBuffer

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The indexed property getter of the SourceBufferList interface allows the SourceBuffer objects in the list to be accessed with an array operator (i.e. [].)

Syntax

var mySourceBuffer = sourceBufferList[index];

Parameters

index: The index position of the SourceBuffer object you want to return.

Return value

A SourceBuffer object.

Exceptions

No specific exceptions are thrown, but if the supplied index is great than or equal to SourceBufferList.length, the operation will return undefined.

Example

TBD.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Media Source ExtensionsThe definition of 'SourceBuffer() getter' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

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
`SourceBuffer` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 45	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 42 Full support 42 No support 25 — 42 Notes' Disabled' 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 `media.mediasource.enabled` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE Full support 11 Notes' Full support 11 Notes' Notes' Only works on Windows 8+.	Opera Full support 32	Safari Full support 8	WebView Android Full support 45	Chrome Android Full support 45	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 32	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

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.