Windows Media Player 11 SDK UserEffectiveRating Attribute
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UserEffectiveRating Attribute
The UserEffectiveRating attribute is the rating computed by Windows Media Player based on how often the item has been played.
Remarks
User ratings are represented by integer values, as described in the following table. When specifying a value, use one of the values from the Writing value column. When retrieving values, you can use the ranges in the Reading values column to determine the number of stars.
| Rating | Writing value | Reading values |
| Unrated | 0 | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 | 1 to 12 |
| 2 stars | 25 | 13 to 37 |
| 3 stars | 50 | 38 to 62 |
| 4 stars | 75 | 63 to 86 |
| 5 stars | 99 | 87 to 99 |
This attribute is stored only in the library.
To determine whether you can change the value of this attribute, use the Media.isReadOnlyItem method.
Applies To
Requirements
Windows Media Player 9 Series or later.
See Also
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