The HTML DOM source object is associated with the HTML <source> element. We can create and access source element using the createElement() and getElementById() method respectively.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for −
Creating a source object −
var p= document.createElement("SOURCE");
Example
Let us look at an example for the source object −
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1>Source object example</h1> <audio id="AUDIO_1" controls > </audio> <p>Add a audio source for the above element by clicking the below element.</p> <button onclick="createSrc()">CREATE</button> <p id="Sample"></p> <script> function createSrc() { var s = document.createElement("SOURCE"); s.setAttribute("src", "sample.mp3"); s.setAttribute("type", "audio/mpeg"); document.getElementById("AUDIO_1").appendChild(s); document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML="The audio control will work now"; } </script> </body> </html>
Output
This will produce the following output −
On clicking the CREATE button −
Click “CREATE” −