IWMSActiveMedia.Duration (C#)
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IWMSActiveMedia.Duration (C#)
The Duration property retrieves the total length of the media element, in milliseconds.
Syntax
int = IWMSActiveMedia.Duration;
Property Value
int that contains the length of the active media element.
Remarks
This property is read-only.
Example Code
using Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.Interop;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
// Declare variables.
WMSServer Server;
IWMSActiveMedia ActiveMedia;
IWMSPlayers Players;
IWMSPlayer Player;
IWMSPlaylist Playlist;
int iDuration;
try {
// Create a new WMSServer object.
Server = new WMSServerClass();
// Retrieve an IWMSPlayers object.
Players = Server.Players;
// If players are connected, retrieve first IWMSPlayer object
// in the IWMSPlayers collection.
if (Server.Players.Count > 0)
{
Player = Server.Players[0];
// Retrieve the IWMSPlaylist object for the player.
// NOTE: A valid playlist file is not always returned.
// This may be the case, for example, if the user requested
// a specific content file or if a broadcast publishing point
// is being used.
Playlist = Player.RequestedPlaylist;
if (Playlist != null)
{
// Retrieve the IWMSActiveMedia object
// and retrieve the duration of the media element.
ActiveMedia = Playlist.CurrentMediaInformation;
iDuration = ActiveMedia.Duration;
}
}
}
catch (COMException comExc) {
// TODO: Handle COM exceptions.
}
catch (Exception e) {
// TODO: Handle exceptions.
}
Requirements
Reference: Add a reference to Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.
Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.Interop.
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.dll.
Library: WMSServerTypeLib.dll.
Platform: Windows ServerĀ 2003 family, Windows ServerĀ 2008 family.
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