MediaError: code property
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.
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
js
const obj = document.createElement("video"); obj.onerror = () => { console.error(`Error with media: ${obj.error.code}`); }; obj.src = "https://example.com/blahblah.mp4"; Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # dom-mediaerror-code-dev |
Browser compatibility
See also
MediaError: Interface used to define theMediaError.codeproperty
