SourceBuffer.appendWindowEnd

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

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The appendWindowEnd property of the SourceBuffer interface controls the timestamp for the end of the append window, a timestamp range that can be used to filter what media data is appended to the SourceBuffer. Coded media frames with timestamps wthin this range will be appended, whereas those outside the range will be filtered out.

The default value of appendWindowEnd is positive infinity.

Syntax

var myAppendWindowEnd = sourceBuffer.appendWindowEnd;

sourceBuffer.appendWindowEnd = 120.0;

Value

A double, indicating the end time of the append window, in seconds.

Exceptions

The following exceptions may be thrown when setting a new value for this property.

Exception Explanation
InvalidAccessError An attempt was made to set the value to less than or equal to SourceBuffer.appendWindowStart, or NaN.
InvalidStateError This SourceBuffer object is being updated (i.e. its SourceBuffer.updating property is currently true), or this SourceBuffer has been removed from the MediaSource.

Example

TBD

Specifications

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
appendWindowEnd
23
12
42
11
Only works on Windows 8+.
15
8
4.4.3
33
42
14
13
Exposed in Mobile Safari on iPad but not on iPhone.
3.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SourceBuffer/appendWindowEnd