onloadedmetadata event
Occurs when the duration and dimensions of the media have been determined.
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Syntax
| HTML Attribute | <element onloadedmetadata = "handler(event)"> |
| Event Property | object.onloadedmetadata = handler; |
| addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", handler, useCapture) |
Event information
| Synchronous | No |
| Bubbles | No |
| Cancelable | No |
Event handler parameters
handler [in]
Type: functionEvent handler object.
Standards information
- HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 4.8.9.12
Remarks
The onloadedmetadata event is raised when enough of the resource has been obtained to know the full duration of the resource. In the case of a video element, the dimensions of the video are also known.
This event occurs after ondurationchange.
To invoke this event, do one of the following:
- Load a media resource.
See also
Reference