Enable, disable and check controls status:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <video id="myVideo" width="100" height="100"> <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4"> <source src="video.ogg" type="video/ogg"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video><br> <p id="demo"></p> <button onclick="enableControls()" type="button">Enable controls</button> <button onclick="disableControls()" type="button">Disable controls</button> <button onclick="checkControls()" type="button">Check controls status</button> <script> var x = document.getElementById("myVideo"); function enableControls() {/* w ww.ja v a 2s.c o m*/ x.controls = true; x.load(); } function disableControls() { x.controls = false; x.load(); } function checkControls() { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =x.controls; } </script> </body> </html>