Interface Chromecast

The Chromecast API.

interface Chromecast {
    casting: boolean;
    connectionCallback: undefined | ChromecastConnectionCallback;
    error: undefined | ChromecastError;
    receiverName: undefined | string;
    source: undefined | SourceDescription;
    state: CastState;
    addEventListener<TType>(type, listener): void;
    join(): void;
    leave(): void;
    removeEventListener<TType>(type, listener): void;
    start(): void;
    stop(): void;
}

Hierarchy (view full)

VendorCast
EventDispatcher<ChromecastEventMap>
- Chromecast

Index

Properties

casting connectionCallback error receiverName source state

Methods

addEventListener join leave removeEventListener start stop

Properties

casting

casting: boolean

Whether the player is casting.

connectionCallback

connectionCallback: undefined | ChromecastConnectionCallback

The callback for the Chromecast connection changes.

error

error: undefined | ChromecastError

The last error that occurred during casting, if any.

receiverName

receiverName: undefined | string

The name of the Chromecast device that the player is casting to, if any.

source

source: undefined | SourceDescription

The source of the active casting session, if any.

Deprecated

Superseded by Chromecast.connectionCallback.

state

state: CastState

The state of the casting process.

Methods

addEventListener

addEventListener<TType>(type, listener): void
Add the given listener for the given event type(s).
Type Parameters
- TType extends StringKeyOf<ChromecastEventMap>
Parameters
- type: TType | readonly TType[]
  The type of the event.
- listener: EventListener<ChromecastEventMap[TType]>
  The callback which is executed when the event occurs.
Returns void
Overrides EventDispatcher.addEventListener

join

join(): void
Join an active casting session.

Returns void

leave

leave(): void
Leave the active casting session.

Returns void
Remarks

- Does not stop the session when other devices are connected.
- Use VendorCast.stop to fully stop the session.

removeEventListener

removeEventListener<TType>(type, listener): void
Remove the given listener for the given event type(s).
Type Parameters
- TType extends StringKeyOf<ChromecastEventMap>
Parameters
- type: TType | readonly TType[]
  The type of the event.
- listener: EventListener<ChromecastEventMap[TType]>
  The callback which will be removed.
Returns void
Overrides EventDispatcher.removeEventListener

start

start(): void
Start a casting session with the player's source.

Returns void
Remarks

- A native browser pop-up will prompt to choose a casting target device.

Inherited from VendorCast.start

stop

stop(): void
Stop the active casting session.

Returns void
Inherited from VendorCast.stop

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