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var list = [
{
'src' : '//xxx/song1.mp3',
},
{
'src' : '//xxx/song2.mp3',
},
{
'src' : '//xxx/song3.mp3',
},
{
'src' : '//xxx/song4.mp3',
},
{
'src' : '//xxx/song5.mp3',
}
];
var player = new XAudio(list);
// get list length
player.listLength(); // 5
// or
player.__list.length; // 5
// play the 4th audio in the playlist
player.index(3).play();
// or
player.play(3);
// get current index
player.index(); // 3
// switch play mode [1:list,2:single,3:random]
player.mode(3);
// jump to 30%
player.progress(30);
// jump to 65s
player.currentTime(65);
// get current time
player.currentTime(); // 65
// mute
player.muted(true);
// unmute
player.muted(false);
// play next
player.next();
// and more examples is on the way
FAQs
An Enhanced Web Audio Object
We found that xaudio.js demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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