PlayState

This property contains the state of the Windows Media Player operation.

Compatibility: Windows Media Player

[ lState = ] MediaPlayer.PlayState

Parameters

• lState
  Long value indicating the play state. It can have one of the following 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.

  This property is read-only.

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

OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later.

See Also

Windows Media Player Properties | Compatibility Modes | Monitoring Stream Status and Network Reception | PlayStateChange | SendPlayStateChangeEvents

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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