meta Element

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4/26/2023

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The meta element specifies metadata that applies to the entire playlist.

<meta
    name = "string"
    content = "string"
/>

Attributes

Term	Description
name	The name of an item of metadata.
content	The value of an item of metadata. For example, if the name attribute is "Genre" the content attribute could be "Rock".

Parent/Child Elements

Hierarchy	Elements
Parent	head
Child	None

Remarks

The creator of a Windows Media Playlist can set the name attribute of a meta element to any string. The following list shows some typical name attributes that are found in Windows Media Playlists created by Windows Media Player and other Microsoft components.

Author
Category
Genre
UserName
UserRating
Generator

Examples

<head>
    <meta name = "Author" content = "Frank Lee"/>
    <meta name = "Category" content = "Classic"/>
    <meta name = "Genre" content = "Rock"/>
</head>

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Version	Windows Media Player 9 Series or later.

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