IWindowsMediaLibrarySharingServices::get_userHomeMediaSharingState method (wmlss.h)

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The get_userHomeMediaSharingState method retrieves a value that indicates whether the current user's media library is shared on the home network.

Syntax

HRESULT get_userHomeMediaSharingState(
  [out] VARIANT_BOOL *sharingEnabled
);

Parameters

[out] sharingEnabled

Pointer to a VARIANT_BOOL that receives VARIANT_TRUE if the media library is shared and VARIANT_FALSE if the media library is not shared.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK
The method succeeded.

Remarks

If home media sharing is not allowed for the computer, this method retrieves VARIANT_FALSE regardless of whether home media sharing is enabled by the current user.

If home media sharing is allowed for the computer and home media sharing is enabled by the current user, this method retrieves VARIANT_TRUE.

Requirements

   
Minimum supported client Windows�7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server�2008�R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header wmlss.h (include Wmlss.h)
DLL WMPMediaSharing.dll

See also

IWindowsMediaLibrarySharingServices

IWindowsMediaLibrarySharingServices::get_computerHomeMediaSharingAllowed

IWindowsMediaLibrarySharingServices::put_userHomeMediaSharingState