JavaScript window.URL is undefined in function

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I was learning some JavaScript, to select a file and use it to create an objectUrl which can be set as the `src` of an HTML5 `video`. I am trying this out in Chrome version 18.0.1025.162 on Ubuntu Lucid, and using a local HTML file with a JavaScript file and media files in the same folder. I can select a video file using the input element and when I click on a play link, the JavaScript function `playVideo()` is executed. ```

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``` JavaScript file is ``` $(document).ready(function(){ player=$('#vid').get(0); $('#playlink').click(function(){playVideo(player);}); }); function setVideoSrc(player,file){ console.log('winurl='+window.URL); var fileURL = window.URL.createObjectURL(file); player.src=fileURL; player.load(); return; } function playVideo(player) {…

Accepted Answer

Use window.webkitURL in Chrome.

This whould work in both Chrome and FireFox

```
function setVideoSrc(player,file){
    var myURL = window.URL || window.webkitURL
    console.log('winurl='+myURL);
    var fileURL = myURL.createObjectURL(file);
    player.src=fileURL;
    player.load();
    return;
}
```

JavaScript window.URL is undefined in function

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