Question

I have controls that load mp3 files from other sites, but if it take the audio file a while to start loading, the controls stay disabled for a few seconds and appear not to be working.

If I show an activity indicator when the audio control starts loading the resource, is there a callback I can use to hide the indicator when the audio control is ready to start playing the audio and ready for user interaction?

Answer 1

element.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', callback, false);

apart form loadedmetadata, load can also be used to see if the song is also loaded

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Introducing_the_Audio_API_Extension