Source type Property - Javascript DOM HTML Element

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Description

The type property sets or gets the value of the type attribute in a <source> element, which sets the MIME type of the media resource.

Set the type property with the following Values

Value Description
MIME_type Sets the MIME type of the media resource.

Common MIME types:

  • For video: video/ogg video/mp4 video/webm
  • For audio: audio/ogg audio/mpeg

Return Value

A String, representing the MIME type of the media resource

The following code shows how to return the MIME type of a media resource:

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<audio controls>
  <source id="mySource" src="your.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
  <source src="your.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>/* ww w  .j a va  2s. com*/

<p id="demo"></p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("mySource").type;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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