PlayState
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4/8/2010
This property contains the state of the Windows Media Player operation. This property is read-only.
Compatibility: Windows Media Player
Syntax
[ lState = ] MediaPlayer.PlayState
Parameters
lState
Long value indicating the play state. The following table shows the possible values.Value Visual Basic constant Description 0
MpStopped
Playback is stopped.
1
MpPaused
Playback is paused.
2
MpPlaying
Stream is playing.
3
MpWaiting
Waiting for stream to begin.
4
MpScanForward
Stream is scanning forward.
5
MpScanReverse
Stream is scanning in reverse.
6
MpSkipForward
Skipping to next.
7
MpSkipReverse
Skipping to previous.
8
MpClosed
Stream is not open.
Remarks
Retrieve this property to determine the status of an open clip.
Checking this property from a script after an asynchronous operation has been started will produce erratic results until the asynchronous operation has been completed.
The asynchronous operation will be complete when the ReadyState property equals 4.
If the value of the SendPlayStateChangeEvents property is true, Windows Media Player control fires a PlayStateChange event each time the PlayState property changes.
Requirements
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 3.0 and later |
See Also
Reference
Windows Media Player Properties
PlayStateChange
SendPlayStateChangeEvents
Concepts
Compatibility Modes
Monitoring Stream Status and Network Reception