PlayToManager.GetForCurrentView | getForCurrentView method

Gets the Play To manager for the current view.

Syntax

var playToManager = Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToManager.getForCurrentView();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Type: PlayToManager

The Play To manager for the current view.

Remarks

You can use the PlayToManager instance for the current view to establish the Play To contract for the app and customize which media Play To streams to a target device. You supply the media to be streamed during the SourceRequested event by using the SetSource method.

For an example of how to use Play To in an application, see Quickstart: Using Play To in applications (JavaScript) or Quickstart: Using Play To in applications (C#/VB).

Examples

// Play To Contract

var ptm = Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToManager.getForCurrentView();
ptm.addEventListener("sourcerequested", sourceRequestHandler, false);

function sourceRequestHandler(e) {
    try {
        e.sourceRequest.setSource(mediaElement.msPlayToSource);

    } catch (ex) {
        id("messageDiv").innerHTML += "Exception encountered: " + ex.message + "<br/>";
    }
}

Requirements

See also

PlayToManager

Samples

Play To sample

PlayToReceiver sample

Media Server sample

Build date: 12/4/2012