HTMLMediaElement: preload property - Web APIs | MDN
Value
A string. Possible values are as follows:
none-
Indicates that the media should not be preloaded.
metadata-
Indicates that only media metadata (e.g., length) is fetched.
auto-
Indicates that the whole media file can be downloaded, even if the user is not expected to use it.
- empty string
-
A synonym of the
autovalue.
Examples
html
<video
id="el"
controls
src="https://example.com/media.mp4"
poster="https://example.com/media.jpg"
width="800"
height="600"
preload="metadata">
Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos, but don't worry, you can
<a href="https://example.com/media.mp4" download="media.mp4">download it</a>
and watch it with your favorite video player!
</video>
js
const el = document.getElementById("el");
console.log(el.preload); // Output: "metadata"
Specifications
| Specification |
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| HTML # dom-media-preload |