IWMPClosedCaption::get_SAMILang method (wmp.h)

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The get_SAMILang method retrieves the language displayed for closed captioning.

Syntax

HRESULT get_SAMILang(
  [out] BSTR *pbstrSAMILang
);

Parameters

[out] pbstrSAMILang

Pointer to a BSTR containing the language.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK
The method succeeded.

Remarks

A SAMI file can contain text for one or many languages. The languages available for closed captioning are defined between the <STYLE> and </STYLE> tags in the SAMI file. A language identifier is specified by a unique alphanumeric string that is preceded by a period (.). The name specified for a language can be any string. For example, the following could be used to define US English:


.ENUSCC {Name:'English Captions' lang: en-US; SAMIType:CC;}

If no SAMI language is specified, the first language defined in the SAMI file is used by default.

The value you specify using put_SAMILang must match the Name attribute in the language specifier.

Windows Media Player 10 Mobile: This method always retrieves a BSTR containing an empty string.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Media Player 9 Series or later.
Target Platform Windows
Header wmp.h
DLL Wmp.dll

See also

Adding Closed Captions to Digital Media

IWMPClosedCaption Interface

IWMPClosedCaption::put_SAMILang