saadsaf
Reputation: 1451
Is it optional to specify Type in HTML 5 video source?
Is it optional to specify Type in HTML 5 video source? Or we have to specify it? can any one plz help me in this
Upvotes: 0
Views: 85
Answers (1)
brianchirls
Reputation: 7853
Yes, it is optional. The browser will just have to download the header of each source file to check if it can play it. Specifying type allows the browser to skip the ones it definitely can't play.
Upvotes: 1
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