Web/API/TimeRanges/start

Returns the time offset at which a specified time range begins.

Syntax

startTime = TimeRanges.start(index) 

Parameters

• index is the range number to return the starting time for.

Exceptions

INDEX_SIZE_ERR

A DOMException thrown if the specified index doesn't correspond to an existing range.

Example

Given a video element with the ID "myVideo":

var v = document.getElementById("myVideo");

var buf = v.buffered;

var numRanges = buf.length;

if (buf.length == 1) {
  // only one range
  if (buf.start(0) == 0 && buf.end(0) == v.duration) {
    // The one range starts at the beginning and ends at
    // the end of the video, so the whole thing is loaded
  }
}

This example looks at the time ranges and looks to see if the entire video has been loaded.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'TimeRanges.start()' in that specification.	Living Standard	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
start	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

TimeRanges.start() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.