The seekable read-only property of the HTMLMediaElement returns a TimeRanges object that contains the time ranges that the user is able to seek to, if any.
Syntax
var seekable = audioOrVideo.seekable;
Value
A TimeRanges object.
Examples
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Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from HTML5 |
| HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
| Media Source Extensions The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement extensions, like for seekable' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Specifies a new algorithm for returning the seekable time range of a media element whose source is a MediaSource object. |
Browser compatibility
[1] Available after switching the about:config preference media.mediasource.enabled to true. In addition, support was limited to a whitelist of sites, for example YouTube, Netflix, and other popular streaming sites. The whitelist was removed and Media Source Extensions was enabled by default in 42+ for all sites.
[2] Only works on Windows 8+.
See also
- The interface defining it,
HTMLMediaElement. - Media Source Extensions API