IWMPControls::playItem method (wmp.h)
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The playItem method plays the specified media item.
Syntax
HRESULT playItem(
[in] IWMPMedia *pIWMPMedia
);
Parameters
[in] pIWMPMedia
Pointer to an IWMPMedia interface.
Return value
The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
|
The method succeeded. |
Remarks
The media item will load and play automatically, regardless of the value retrieved by the IWMPSettings::get_autoStart method. To load an item without playing it automatically, pass in a VARIANT_BOOL set to FALSE in the IWMPSettings::put_autoStart method and specify a URL in IWMPCore::put_URL, after which IWMPControls::play can be called to start playing the item.
Note
playItem works only with items retrieved from IWMPCore::get_currentPlaylist. Calling playItem with a reference to a saved media item is not supported.
Requirements
| Minimum supported client | Windows Media Player 9 Series or later. |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | wmp.h |
| DLL | Wmp.dll |