Play one HTML audio element at a time
Little Modification to LostInComputer's Answer
In Your HTML Write:
<audio controls onplay="pauseOthers(this);" >
<source src="SourcePath">
</audio>
In Js Write:
function pauseOthers(ele) {
$("audio").not(ele).each(function (index, audio) {
audio.pause();
});
}
Vanilla JS solution
Here's a solution that doesn't require jQuery.
function onlyPlayOneIn(container) {
container.addEventListener("play", function(event) {
audio_elements = container.getElementsByTagName("audio")
for(i=0; i < audio_elements.length; i++) {
audio_element = audio_elements[i];
if (audio_element !== event.target) {
audio_element.pause();
}
}
}, true);
}
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
onlyPlayOneIn(document.body);
});
Some things to note:
- Because this listens for events on a parent element, not on the
audio
elements themselves, they can be added or removed after the page is loaded and it will still work. - It watches for the play event in the capture phase because play events don't bubble.
- More media events are described here on MDN.
- Listening for "DOMContentLoaded" should work for most browers.
$(function(){
$("audio").on("play", function() {
$("audio").not(this).each(function(index, audio) {
audio.pause();
});
});
});
See sample at JSFiddle