The state
read-only property of the BaseAudioContext
interface returns the current state of the AudioContext
.
Syntax
baseAudioContext.state;
Value
A DOMString
. Possible values are:
suspended
: The audio context has been suspended (with theAudioContext.suspend()
method.)running
: The audio context is running normally.closed
: The audio context has been closed (with theAudioContext.close()
method.)
Example
The following snippet is taken from our AudioContext states demo (see it running live.) The AudioContext.onstatechange
hander is used to log the current state to the console every time it changes.
audioCtx.onstatechange = function() { console.log(audioCtx.state); }
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Audio API The definition of 'state' in that specification. |
Working Draft |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 43.0 | 40.0 (40.0) | No support | ? | ? |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |