HTML DOM Audio preload Property

# Audio preload Property

Audio Object

## Example

Find out if and how the author thinks that the audio should be loaded when the page loads:

var x = document.getElementById("myAudio").preload;

The result of x will be:

none // The audio should NOT be loaded when the page loads
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## Definition and Usage

The preload property sets or returns the value of the preload attribute of a audio.

The preload attribute specifies if and how the author thinks that the audio should be loaded when the page loads.

The preload attribute allows the author to provide a hint to the browser about what he/she thinks will lead to the best user experience. This attribute may be ignored in some instances.

Note: The preload attribute is ignored if the autoplay attribute is present.

Note: The <audio> element is new in HTML5.

## Browser Support

The preload property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The preload attribute however, is NOT supported in Internet Explorer.

## Syntax

Return the preload property:

audioObject.preload

Set the preload property:

audioObject.preload="auto|metadata|none"

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
auto | The author thinks that the browser should load the entire audio when the page loads
metadata | The author thinks that the browser should load only metadata when the page loads
none | The author thinks that the browser should NOT load the audio when the page loads

## Technical Details

Return Value: | A String, representing what data should be preloaded (if any). Possible return values are "auto", "metadata", or "none". See "Property Values" for what the values mean

## More Examples

## Example

A demonstration of how to set different property values:

document.getElementById("myAudio").preload = "none";
document.getElementById("myaudio").preload = "auto";
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## Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <audio> preload attribute

Audio Object

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