Sometimes, we want to check if audio is playing with JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to check if audio is playing with JavaScript.
How to check if audio is playing with JavaScript?
To check if audio is playing with JavaScript, we can use the paused
property of the audio element.
For instance, we write
const isPlaying = (audElem) => {
return !audElem.paused;
};
to define the isPlaying
function that returns !audElem.paused
.
If audElem.paused
is false
, then the audio is playing.
audElem
is the audio element.
Conclusion
To check if audio is playing with JavaScript, we can use the paused
property of the audio element.