GetPlayerParentalLevel Method
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Note
This component is available for use in the Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions.
The GetPlayerParentalLevel retrieves the parental management level set in the MSWebDVD object.
[ iLevel = ] MSWebDVD.GetPlayerParentalLevel()
Return Value
Returns an integer value specifying the current parental level in the DVD Navigator, or -1 if parental management is disabled.
Remarks
A player application is responsible for enforcing parental controls. The player parental level is a value set by an application than can be used to indicate the highest parental level the current user can view. When the DVD Navigator encounters a new parental level, use this method to determine whether the new level is greater than the level that was set by the application through SelectParentalLevel.
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