Controls.play method

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06/20/2023

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The play method causes the current media item to start playing, or resumes play of a paused item.

Syntax

Controls.play()

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Remarks

If this method is called while fast-forwarding or rewinding, the value of Settings.rate is set to 1.0.

Examples

The following example creates an HTML BUTTON element that uses play to play the current media item. The Player object was created with ID = "Player".

<INPUT TYPE = "BUTTON"  ID = "PLAY"  NAME = "PLAY"  VALUE = "Play"
    onClick = "

        /* Check first to be sure the operation is valid. */
        if (Player.controls.isAvailable('Play'))

            /* Start playback. */
            Player.controls.play();
">

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Version	Windows Media Player version 7.0 or later.
DLL	Wmp.dll