PlayState (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

This property contains the state of the Windows Media Player operation. This property is read-only.

Compatibility: Windows Media Player

Syntax

[ lState = ] MediaPlayer.PlayState

Parameters

• lState
  Long value indicating the play state. The following table shows the possible values.

  Value	Visual Basic constant	Description
  0	MpStopped	Playback is stopped.
  1	MpPaused	Playback is paused.
  2	MpPlaying	Stream is playing.
  3	MpWaiting	Waiting for stream to begin.
  4	MpScanForward	Stream is scanning forward.
  5	MpScanReverse	Stream is scanning in reverse.
  6	MpSkipForward	Skipping to next.
  7	MpSkipReverse	Skipping to previous.
  8	MpClosed	Stream is not open.

Remarks

Retrieve this property to determine the status of an open clip.

Checking this property from a script after an asynchronous operation has been started will produce erratic results until the asynchronous operation has been completed.

The asynchronous operation will be complete when the ReadyState property equals 4.

If the value of the SendPlayStateChangeEvents property is true, Windows Media Player control fires a PlayStateChange event each time the PlayState property changes.

Requirements

See Also

Reference

Windows Media Player Properties
PlayStateChange
SendPlayStateChangeEvents

Concepts

Compatibility Modes
Monitoring Stream Status and Network Reception