Here's the difference between the waiting and stalled events:
waiting Event
- Fires when playback has stopped because the next frame is not available yet
- Occurs during active playback when the video runs out of buffered data
- The video was playing but had to pause because it needs to buffer more data
- Common scenario: Video is playing, user has a slow connection, and playback catches up to the buffer
Example: You're watching a video, it's playing smoothly, then it suddenly pauses with a loading spinner - that's when waiting fires.
stalled Event
- Fires when the browser is trying to fetch media data but data is unexpectedly not forthcoming
- Occurs during the loading/buffering phase when data stops arriving
- The browser expected data to arrive but it's not coming through
- Common scenario: Network issues, server problems, or connection interruptions while downloading
Example: You start loading a video, the download progress bar stops moving because the server stopped sending data - that's when stalled fires.
Here's the difference between the
waitingandstalledevents:waitingEventExample: You're watching a video, it's playing smoothly, then it suddenly pauses with a loading spinner - that's when waiting fires.
stalledEventExample: You start loading a video, the download progress bar stops moving because the server stopped sending data - that's when stalled fires.