HTML onloadedmetadata Event Attribute
Example
Alert when the meta data of the video has loaded:
<script>
function myFunction() {
alert("Metadata for video loaded");
}
</script>
<video onloadedmetadata="myFunction()">
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Definition and Usage
The loadedmetadata event occurs when metadata for the specified audio/video has been loaded.
Metadata for audio/video consists of: duration, dimensions (video only) and text tracks.
During the loading process of an audio/video, the following events occur, in this order:
- loadstart
- durationchange
- loadedmetadata
- loadeddata
- progress
- canplay
- canplaythrough
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.
| Event | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loadedmetadata | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<element onloadedmetadata="script">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| script | The script to be run when meta data is loaded |
Technical Details
| Supported HTML tags: | <audio> and <video> |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Alert when metadata for the audio is loaded:
<script>
function myFunction() {
alert('Metadata for audio
loaded');
}
</script>
<audio onloadedmetadata="myFunction()">
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