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user3733831
user3733831

Reputation: 2926

How to toggle audio play() pause() with a button click?

I have added an audio to my website, which is playing when site is opened. Now I want add play/pause button to toggle the audio.

This is how I tried it: 

<audio id="myAudio" autoplay >
 <source src="mp3/background-music.mp4" type='audio/mp4'>
 Your user agent does not support the HTML5 Audio element.
</audio>

<a type="button" class="play-pause" title="play/pause"><i class="fa fa-pause"></i></a>


<script type="text/javascript">
  $(document).ready(function() {
    var playing = false;

    $('a.audio-btn').click(function() {
        if (playing == false) {
            document.getElementById('myAudio').play();
            playing = true;
            $(this).text("stop sound");

        } else {
            document.getElementById('myAudio').pause();
            playing = false;
            $(this).text("restart sound");
        }
    });
  });
</script>

But its not working for me. Can anybody tell me where I have gone wrong?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5037

Answers (3)

Jagjeet Singh
Jagjeet Singh

Reputation: 1572

For demo purpose, i add video tag, to work with audio you can replace video to audio tag and Use 

$('.play-pause')

Instead of 

$('a.audio-btn')

For audio use this at the place of video tag :

<audio id="myAudio" autoplay>
 <source src="http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4" type='audio/mp4'>
   Your user agent does not support the HTML5 Audio element.
</audio>


$(document).ready(function () {
 var playing = true;
 $('.play-pause').click(function () {
  if (playing == false) {
   document.getElementById('myAudio').play();
   playing = true;
   $(this).text("Sop Sound");

  } else {
   document.getElementById('myAudio').pause();
   playing = false;
   $(this).text("Restart Sound");
  }
 });
});
a {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 10px;
}
video {
  width: 200px;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<video id="myAudio" autoplay>
 <source src="http://clips.vorwaerts-gmbh.de/big_buck_bunny.mp4" type='video/mp4'>
 Your user agent does not support the HTML5 Audio element.
</video>
<a type="button" class="play-pause" title="play/pause">Play / Pause</a>

Upvotes: 1

Nguyễn Thiện Lai
Nguyễn Thiện Lai

Reputation: 11

Change your $('a.audio-btn') into $('a.play-pause').

Upvotes: 1

Hayden
Hayden

Reputation: 498

What exactly is not working? Does the button not appear, does it not function?

I would suggest using something like the following: 

var myAudio = document.getElementById("myAudio");
var isPlaying = false;

function togglePlay() {
  if (isPlaying) {
    myAudio.pause()
  } else {
    myAudio.play();
  }
};
myAudio.onplaying = function() {
  isPlaying = true;
};
myAudio.onpause = function() {
  isPlaying = false;
};

Upvotes: 0

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