Windows Media Player Methods (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

Windows Media Player control supports the following methods.

Programming element	Description
Cancel	Cancels the Open method before the file completes opening.
FastForward	Scans rapidly forward through the current clip.
FastReverse	Scans rapidly backward through the current clip.
GetCodecDescription	Retrieves the descriptive name of the given codec.
GetCodecInstalled	Retrieves a value indicating whether a given codec is installed.
GetCodecURL	Retrieves the URL location containing additional information about the given codec.
GetCurrentEntry	Retrieves the current clip being played by the Windows Media Player control.
GetMarkerName	Retrieves the name of a marker, given its marker number.
GetMarkerTime	Retrieves a value specifying the presentation time of a given marker.
GetMediaInfoString	Retrieves show or clip information.
GetMediaParameter	Retrieves the value of the specified parameter for an indexed Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) entry.
GetMediaParameterName	Retrieves the name of the specified parameter for an indexed ASX entry.
Next	Jumps to the next clip in a playlist.
Open	Asynchronously opens a specified clip.
Pause	Suspends playback at the current position in the clip.
Play	Starts playing a clip from the starting position or continues playing a paused or stopped clip.
Previous	Jumps to the previous clip in a playlist.
SetCurrentEntry	Selects a clip for playback by the Windows Media Player control.
Stop	Stops playback of the current clip.

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