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This page is not complete.
This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The SourceBufferList
interface represents a simple container list for multiple SourceBuffer
objects.
The source buffer list containing the SourceBuffer
s appended to a particular MediaSource
can be retrieved using the MediaSource.sourceBuffers
property.
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Properties
SourceBufferList.length
Read only- Returns the number of
SourceBuffer
objects in the list.
Event handlers
SourceBufferList.onaddsourcebuffer
- The event handler for the
addsourcebuffer
event. SourceBufferList.onremovesourcebuffer
- The event handler for the
removesourcebuffer
event.
Methods
Inherits methods from its parent interface, EventTarget
.
SourceBufferList.SourceBuffer()
- This getter allows the
SourceBuffer
objects in the list to be accessed with an array operator (i.e.[]
.)
Examples
TBD.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Media Source Extensions The definition of 'SourceBufferList' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 23 | (Yes) | 25.0 (25.0)[1] 42.0 (42.0) |
11[2] | 15 | 8 |
Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 4.4.4 | (Yes) |
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+.