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Figure 6-5. Preloading a video in JavaScript
The
playVideo()
function is called when the
video
object dispatches a
canplaythrough
event.
playVideo()
calls the
play()
function of the
video
object, and the video starts to
play:
function
function
playVideo
() {
var
var
videoElement
=
document
.
getElementById
(
"thevideo"
);
videoElement
.
play
();
}
Example 6-5
gives the full code for preloading video.
Example 6-5. Basic HTML5 preloading video