ABSTRACT Element

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The ABSTRACT element contains text that describes the associated ASX, BANNER, or ENTRY element.

<ABSTRACT>
   text string
</ABSTRACT>
      

Attributes

This element has no attributes.

Parent/Child Elements

Remarks

If this element appears within an ASX element, the text displays as a ToolTip when the mouse hovers over the show title.

If this element appears within an ENTRY element, the text displays as a ToolTip when the mouse hovers over the clip title.

If this element appears within a BANNER element, the text displays as a ToolTip for the banner graphic.

Use only one ABSTRACT element per scope. Only the first ABSTRACT element within the scope of another element is used when a metafile file is processed. Any subsequent ABSTRACT elements in that scope are ignored.

Examples

<ASX VERSION="3.0">
    <TITLE>The Title of the Show<TITLE>
    <ABSTRACT>
        Brief description of the show. 
    </ABSTRACT>

<ENTRY>    
    <REF HREF="YourMediaFilename.asf" />
    <TITLE>The Title of the Track</TITLE>
    <ABSTRACT>
        Brief description of the track.
    </ABSTRACT>
</ENTRY>
</ASX>

Requirements

See also

Windows Media Metafile Elements Reference

Windows Media Metafile Reference