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getAbsolutePosition()

Returns the viewer's absolute position for a media file in date format. This call applies only to Live stream content.

Media TypeDescriptionType
LiveThe viewer's absolute position for a media file in date format

Absolute position is calculated by summing the video’s current time and the stream's startDateTime value.


NOTE: startDateTime exposes the original broadcast date and time of the stream (in msec).

The following are used to determine startDateTime:
- #EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME in HLS
- presentationTimeOffset in DASH
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