How to detect HTML5 audio MP3 support?

Question

I know how to check in Javascript if HTML5 audio playback is available. But how do I specifically check if MP3 audio playback is available, as IE9 and Chrome support it, whi

Answer 1

var test_audio= document.createElement("audio") //try and create sample audio element 
var test_video= document.createElement("video") //try and create sample video element
var mediasupport={audio: (test_audio.play)? true : false, video: (test_video.play)? true :     false}

alert("Audio Element support: " + mediasupport.audio + "\n"
+ "Video Element support: " + mediasupport.video
)