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HTML DOM Track kind Property
The HTML DOM Track kind property sets/returns the value of kind attribute of track element to specify the type of text track.
Following is the syntax −
Returning string value
trackObject.kind
Setting kind to stringValue
trackObject.kind = stringValue
Here, “stringValue” can be the following −
stringValue | Details |
---|---|
captions | The captions are translationof dialogue and sound effects (preferable for deaf users) |
chapters | It defines the chaptertitles (used for navigating the media resource) |
descriptions | It defines a textualdescription of the video content (preferable for blind users) |
metadata | It is not visible to theuser and content is used by scripts |
subtitles | It is used to displaysubtitles in a video |
Let us see an example of Track kind property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Track kind</title> <style> form { width:70%; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; } * { padding: 2px; margin:5px; } input[type="button"] { border-radius: 10px; } </style> </head> <body> <form> <fieldset> <legend>Track-kind</legend> <video id="videoSelect" controls width="250" src="sample.mp4"> <track default kind="subtitles" srclang="es" src="sample-es.srt"/> <track kind="subtitles" srclang="en" src="sample-en.srt"/> </video><br> <input type="button" onclick="getTrackDetails()" value="What is the kind of default track?"> <div id="divDisplay"></div> </fieldset> </form> <script> var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay"); var trackSelect = document.getElementsByTagName("track"); function getTrackDetails() { for(var i=0; i<trackSelect.length; i++) if(trackSelect[i].default) divDisplay.textContent = 'kind of track for video: '+trackSelect[i].kind; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
Before clicking ‘What is the kind of default track?’ button −
After clicking ‘What is the kind of default track?’ button −
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