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PlayToManager.GetForCurrentView | getForCurrentView method

Gets the Play To manager for the current view.

Syntax

Public Shared Function GetForCurrentView() As PlayToManager

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 ptm As Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToManager =
        Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToManager.GetForCurrentView()

Protected Overrides Sub OnNavigatedTo(e As Navigation.NavigationEventArgs)
    AddHandler ptm.SourceRequested, AddressOf sourceRequestHandler
End Sub

Private Sub sourceRequestHandler(
    sender As Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToManager,
    e As Windows.Media.PlayTo.PlayToSourceRequestedEventArgs)

    Try
        e.SourceRequest.SetSource(mediaElement.PlayToSource)
    Catch ex As Exception
        messageBlock.Text &= "Exception encountered: " & ex.Message & vbCrLf
    End Try
End Sub

Requirements

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