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PlayToManager.GetForCurrentView | getForCurrentView method

Gets the Play To manager for the current view.

Syntax


public static 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

JavaScript


// Play To Contract

private Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToManager ptm = 
        Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToManager.GetForCurrentView();

protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
{
    ptm.SourceRequested += sourceRequestHandler;
}

private void sourceRequestHandler(
    Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToManager sender,
    Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToSourceRequestedEventArgs e)
{
    try
    {
        e.SourceRequest.SetSource(mediaElement.PlayToSource);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        messageBlock.Text += "Exception encountered: " + ex.Message + "\n";
    }
}

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 8
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012
Namespace	Windows.Media.PlayTo Windows::Media::PlayTo [C++]
Metadata	Windows.winmd