Javascript to stop HTML5 video playback on modal window close
I’m using the following trick to stop HTML5 video. pause() the video on modal close and set currentTime = 0; <script> var video = document.getElementById(“myVideoPlayer”); function stopVideo(){ video.pause(); video.currentTime = 0; } </script> Now you can use stopVideo() method to stop HTML5 video. Like, $(“#stop”).on(‘click’, function(){ stopVideo(); });