This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The SourceBuffer()
getter method of the SourceBufferList
interface allows the SourceBuffer
objects in the list to be accessed with an array operator (i.e. []
.)
Syntax
var mySourceBuffer = SourceBufferList[index];
Parameters
- index
- The index position of the
SourceBuffer
object you want to return.
Returns
A SourceBuffer
object.
Errors
No specific errors are returned, but if the supplied index is great than or equal to SourceBufferList.length
, the operation will return undefined
.
Example
TBD.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Media Source Extensions The definition of 'SourceBuffer() getter' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 23 | 25.0 (25.0)[1] 42.0 (42.0) |
11[2] | 15 | 8 |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 4.4.4 |
No support |
No support | 11 | 30 | No support |
[1] Available after switching the about:config
preference media.mediasource.enabled
to true
. In addition, support was limited to a whitelist of sites, for example YouTube, Netflix, and other popular streaming sites. The whitelist was removed and Media Source Extensions was enabled by default in 42+ for all sites.
[2] Only works on Windows 8+.