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Will Albertsen
3,872 PointsPlaying audio files with mouseovers
I need to have an audio file play on a mouseover. Any suggestions for code I could use? I just completed the course on jQuery but I still don't know how I should go about doing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
2 Answers
tihomirvelev
14,109 PointsI wrote the code you will need. I've included the script code into the html for clarity but you can paste it in a separate js file if you want.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Play/Pause Audio</title>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
//Plays the file when the mouse is over the element
$("#song1").mouseover (function (){
$("#song1")[0].play();
});
//Pause the file when the mouse leaves the element
$("#song1").mouseleave (function (){
$("#song1")[0].pause();
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<audio id="song1" controls>
<source src="Your Source File Here.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
</audio>
</body>
</html>
Will Albertsen
3,872 PointsThank you so much! I appreciate your time.