Computer.Audio Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

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Gets an object that provides properties for methods for playing sounds.

public:
 property Microsoft::VisualBasic::Devices::Audio ^ Audio { Microsoft::VisualBasic::Devices::Audio ^ get(); };

public Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Audio Audio { get; }

member this.Audio : Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Audio

Public ReadOnly Property Audio As Audio

Property Value

Audio

The My.Computer.Audio object for the computer.

Examples

The My.Computer.Audio.Play method plays the specified sound in the background when AudioPlayMode.Background is specified.

Sub PlayBackgroundSoundFile()
    My.Computer.Audio.Play("C:\Waterfall.wav", 
        AudioPlayMode.WaitToComplete)
End Sub

This code can run only within a Windows Forms application.

The file name should reference a .wav sound file on your system.

To simplify the management of your sound files, consider storing the files as application resources. The files can then be accessed through the My.Resources object. For more information, see My.Resources Object.

Remarks

This property provides easy access to the My.Computer.Audio object. For more information, see Audio object.

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Forms Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Forms Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	No
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	No

Applies to