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danro / remove-video.js
Created June 6, 2013 23:33
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;
});