Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@ahmadmysra
Forked from danro/remove-video.js
Created October 3, 2017 08:11
Show Gist options
  • Save ahmadmysra/582ece3bca87be90d20a30fd4736303e to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save ahmadmysra/582ece3bca87be90d20a30fd4736303e to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Remove HTML5 video and clear src attribute to prevent leaks.
// remove audio + video + stop all the downloadin’
// assumes $video and $audio are jQuery selectors for <video> and <audio> tags.
var removeMedia = function () {
_.each([$video, $audio], function ($media) {
if (!$media.length) return;
$media[0].pause();
$media[0].src = '';
$media.children('source').prop('src', '');
$media.remove().length = 0;
});
};
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment