HTMLMediaElement.fastSeek()
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The HTMLMediaElement.fastSeek() method quickly seeks the media to the new time with precision tradeoff.
Note: If you need to seek with precision, you should set HTMLMediaElement.currentTime instead.
Syntax
HTMLMediaElement.fastSeek(time);
Parameters
- time
-
A double.
Return value
None.
Example
This example quickly seeks to 20-second position of the video element.
let myVideo = document.getElementById("myVideoElement"); myVideo.fastSeek(20);
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard (HTML) # dom-media-fastseek-dev |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
fastSeek |
No |
No |
31 |
No |
No |
8 |
No |
No |
31 |
No |
8 |
? |
See also
- HTMLMediaElement.currentTime for seeking without precision tradeoff
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/fastSeek