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SourceBuffer.appendBuffer

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The appendBuffer() method of the SourceBuffer interface appends media segment data from an ArrayBuffer or ArrayBufferView object to the SourceBuffer.

Syntax

sourceBuffer.appendBuffer(source);

Parameters

source
A BufferSource (that is, either an ArrayBufferView or ArrayBuffer) which contains the media segment data you want to add to the SourceBuffer.

Return value

undefined.

Exceptions

None.

Example

TBD.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Media Source Extensions
The definition of 'appendBuffer()' in that specification.		 Recommendation Initial definition.

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Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 31
31
23 — 31
Prefixed
Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-
 12 42
42
25 — 42
Disabled
Limited support to a whitelist of sites, for example YouTube, Netflix, and other popular streaming sites. The whitelist was removed when Media Source Extensions was enabled by default in Firefox 42.
Disabled From version 25 until version 42 (exclusive): this feature is behind the media.mediasource.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
 11
11
Only works on Windows 8+.
 15 8
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 4.4.3 ? Yes No 30 No ?

See also

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