The VideoTrackList
interface is used to represent a list of the video tracks contained within a <video>
element, with each track represented by a separate VideoTrack
object in the list.
Retrieve an instance of this object with HTMLMediaElement.videoTracks
. The individual tracks can be accessed using array syntax or functions such as forEach()
for example.
Properties
This interface also inherits properties from its parent interface, EventTarget
.
length
Read only- The number of tracks in the list.
selectedIndex
Read only- The index of the currently selected track, if any, or
−1
otherwise.
Event handlers
onaddtrack
- An event handler to be called when the
addtrack
event is fired, indicating that a new video track has been added to the media element. onchange
- An event handler to be called when the
change
event occurs — that is, when the value of theselected
property for a track has changed, due to the track being made active or inactive. onremovetrack
- An event handler to call when the
removetrack
event is sent, indicating that a video track has been removed from the media element.
Methods
This interface also inherits methods from its parent interface, EventTarget
.
getTrackById()
- Returns the
VideoTrack
found within theVideoTrackList
whoseid
matches the specified string. If no match is found,null
is returned.
Events
addtrack
- Fired when a new video track has been added to the media element. Also available via the
onaddtrack
property. change
- Fired when a video track has been made active or inactive. Also available via the
onchange
property. removetrack
- Fired when a new video track has been removed from the media element. Also available via the
onremovetrack
property.
Usage notes
In addition to being able to obtain direct access to the video tracks present on a media element, VideoTrackList
lets you set event handlers on the addtrack
and removetrack
events, so that you can detect when tracks are added to or removed from the media element's stream. See onaddtrack
and onremovetrack
for details and examples.
Examples
Getting a media element's video track list
To get a media element's VideoTrackList
, use its videoTracks
property.
var videoTracks = document.querySelector("video").videoTracks;
Monitoring track count changes
In this example, we have an app that displays information about the number of channels available. To keep it up to date, handlers for the addtrack
and removetrack
events are set up.
videoTracks.onaddtrack = updateTrackCount;
videoTracks.onremovetrack = updateTrackCount;
function updateTrackCount(event) {
trackCount = videoTracks.length;
drawTrackCountIndicator(trackCount);
}
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'VideoTrackList' in that specification. | Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in 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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VideoTrackList
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
addtrack event
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
change event
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
getTrackById
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
length
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
onaddtrack
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
onchange
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
onremovetrack
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
removetrack event
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
selectedIndex
|
Chrome Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Edge Full support 79 Full support 79 Disabled' From version 79: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
IE
Full support 10 |
Opera Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari
Full support 6.1 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android Full support 37 Full support 37 Disabled' From version 37: this feature is behind the |
Firefox Android Full support 33 Full support 33 Disabled' From version 33: this feature is behind the |
Opera Android Full support 24 Full support 24 Disabled' From version 24: this feature is behind the |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
VideoTrackList by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.