My.Computer.Audio Property 

Gets an object that provides properties for methods for playing sounds.

' Usage
Dim value As Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Audio = My.Computer.Audio
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Audio As MyAudio

Return Value

This property returns the My.Computer.Audio object for the computer.

Remarks

This property provides easy access to the My.Computer.Audio object. For more information, see My.Computer.Audio Object.

Example

The My.Computer.Audio.Play method plays the specified sound in the background when AudioPlayMode.Background is specified.

Sub PlayBackgroundSoundFile()
    My.Computer.Audio.Play("C:\Waterfall.wav", _
        AudioPlayMode.Background)
End Sub

This code can run only within a Windows Forms application.

The file name should reference a .wav sound file on your system.

To simplify the management of your sound files, consider storing the files as application resources. The files can then be accessed through the My.Resources Object.

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class: Computer

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type Available

Windows Application

Yes

Class Library

Yes

Console Application

Yes

Windows Control Library

Yes

Web Control Library

No

Windows Service

Yes

Web Site

No

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer Object
My.Computer.Audio Object