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How to add an eventListener to get event data from JWPlayer

I don't understanding what code is needed to simply output any interaction with the Flash JW Player. Below is a code demo from their documentation (results in addControllerListener being undefined). Some more details in the JW Player Flash API.

function muteTracker(obj) { alert('the new mute state is: '+obj.state); };
player.addControllerListener("MUTE","muteTracker");

I want to extend this to include functions to track all other interactions such as play, seek, fullscreen etc.

Solution

  • You were on the right track! If you check out the player API, you'll notice that there are three methods for adding listeners:

    • player.addControllerListener(EVENT,myFunction);
    • player.addModelListener(EVENT,myFunction);
    • player.addViewListener(EVENT,myFunction);

    Pair that with the events list (http://developer.longtailvideo.com/trac/wiki/Player4Events) and you're good to go. Thus, if you're looking to listen for seek events, it would look something like:

    player.addViewListener(ViewEvent.PLAY,myFunction);

    or for seek,

    player.addViewListener(ViewEvent.SEEK,myFunction);

    Best,

    Zach

    Developer, LongTail Video