Sometimes, we want to check if the audio element is playing with JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to check if the audio element is playing with JavaScript.
How to check if the audio element is playing with JavaScript?
To check if the audio element is playing with JavaScript, we check the duration and paused properties.
For instance, we write
const myAudio = document.getElementById("myAudioID");
if (myAudio.duration > 0 && !myAudio.paused) {
//...
} else {
//...
}
to get the audio element with getElementById.
And we check if the audio is playing with myAudio.duration > 0 && !myAudio.paused.
It’s playing if paused is false and has a non-zero duration.
Conclusion
To check if the audio element is playing with JavaScript, we check the duration and paused properties.
