The read-only property MediaError.code returns a numeric value which represents the kind of error that occurred on a media element. To get a text string with specific diagnostic information, see MediaError.message.
MediaError.code
Value
A numeric value indicating the general type of error which occurred. The possible values are described below, in Media error code constants.
Media error code constants
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
MEDIA_ERR_ABORTED |
1 |
The fetching of the associated resource was aborted by the user's request. |
MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK |
2 |
Some kind of network error occurred which prevented the media from being successfully fetched, despite having previously been available. |
MEDIA_ERR_DECODE |
3 |
Despite having previously been determined to be usable, an error occurred while trying to decode the media resource, resulting in an error. |
MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED |
4 |
The associated resource or media provider object (such as a MediaStream) has been found to be unsuitable. |
Examples
This example creates a <video> element, establishes an error handler for it, and then sets the element's src attribute to the video resource to present in the element. The error handler outputs a message
var obj = document.createElement('video'); obj.onerror = function() {console.log("Error with media: " + obj.error.code);} obj.src="https://example.com/blahblah.mp4";
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # dom-mediaerror-code-dev |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
code |
1
|
12
|
3.5
|
9
|
≤12.1
|
3.1
|
≤37
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
2
|
1.0
|
See also
- The interface defining it,
MediaError.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaError/code
