TextTrack.addCue()
The addCue() method of the TextTrack interface adds a new cue to the list of cues.
Syntax
TextTrack.addCue(cue);
Parameters
cue-
A
TextTrackCue.
Note: The TextTrackCue interface is an abstract class used as the parent for other cue interfaces such as VTTCue. Therefore, when adding a cue you will be using one of the cue types that inherit from TextTrackCue.
Return value
Undefined.
Exceptions
-
DOMExceptionInvalidStateError -
Thrown if the rules for this
TextTrackListdo not match those which are appropriate for the incomingTextTrackCue.
Examples
In the following example two cues are added to a video text track using addCue().
let video = document.querySelector('video'); let track = video.addTextTrack("captions", "Captions", "en"); track.mode = "showing"; track.addCue(new VTTCue(0, 0.9, 'Hildy!')); track.addCue(new VTTCue(1, 1.4, 'How are you?'));
Specifications
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Browser compatibility
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4.4 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TextTrack/addCue