AudioContext.state

Syntax

var audioCtx = new AudioContext();
var myState = audioCtx.state;

Value

A DOMString. Possible values are:

• suspended: The audio context has been suspended (with the AudioContext.suspend() method.)
• running: The audio context is running normally.
• closed: The audio context has been closed (with the AudioContext.close() method.)

Example

The following snippet is taken from our AudioContext states demo (see it running live.) The AudioContext.onstatechange hander is used to log the current state to the console every time it changes.

audioCtx.onstatechange = function() {
  console.log(audioCtx.state);
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Web Audio API The definition of 'state' in that specification.	Working Draft

Browser compatibility

See also

• Using the Web Audio API