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Video paused Property

< Video Object

Example

Find out if the video is paused:

var x = document.getElementById("myVideo").paused;

The result of x could be:

true
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Definition and Usage

The paused property returns whether the video is paused.

Note: This property is read-only.


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The paused property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: This property is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier.


Syntax

videoObject.paused

Technical Details

Return Value: A Boolean, returns true if the video is paused. Otherwise it returns false

< Video Object