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MediaRecorder: pause event

The pause event is thrown as a result of the MediaRecorder.pause() method being invoked.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener('pause', event => { });

onpause = event => { };

Event type

A generic Event.

Example

...

  pause.onclick = function() {
    if(mediaRecorder.state === "recording") {
      mediaRecorder.pause();
      // recording paused
    } else if(mediaRecorder.state === "paused") {
      mediaRecorder.resume();
      // resume recording
    }
  }

  mediaRecorder.onpause = function() {
    // do something in response to
    // recording being paused
  }

  mediaRecorder.onresume = function() {
    // do something in response to
    // recording being resumed
  }

...

Properties

None.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaRecorder/pause_event