UserEffectiveRating Attribute

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The UserEffectiveRating attribute is the rating computed by Windows Media Player based on how often the item has been played.

Applies To

Remarks

User ratings are represented by integer values, as described in the following table. When specifying a value, use one of the values from the Writing value column. When retrieving values, you can use the ranges in the Reading values column to determine the number of stars.

Rating Writing value Reading values
Unrated 0 0
1 star 1 1 to 12
2 stars 25 13 to 37
3 stars 50 38 to 62
4 stars 75 63 to 86
5 stars 99 87 to 99

This attribute is stored only in the library.

To determine whether you can change the value of this attribute, use the Media.isReadOnlyItem method.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Version
Windows Media Player 9 Series or later

See also

Attribute Reference