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HTMLMediaElement: fastSeek() method

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The HTMLMediaElement.fastSeek() method quickly seeks the media to the new time with precision tradeoff.

[!NOTE] If you need to seek with precision, you should set HTMLMediaElement.currentTime instead.

Syntax

js-nolint
fastSeek(time)

Parameters

  • time
    • : A double.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

Examples

This example quickly seeks to 20-second position of the video element.

js
let myVideo = document.getElementById("myVideoElement");

myVideo.fastSeek(20);

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also