usesProgramDateTime method

Description

Returns true when the currently-loaded content exposes a playlist timeline based on EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME.

When it returns true, the position values returned by the player can be converted to JavaScript Dates through the positionToDate method.

Returns false either when the current content does not expose such a timeline, or when no content is currently loaded.

Syntax

const usesProgramDateTime = player.usesProgramDateTime();
  • return value:

boolean: true if the current content timeline is based on EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME.

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