IWMPMedia (VB and C#) interface

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Provides a way to set and retrieve the properties of a media item.

The IWMPMedia interface exposes the following properties.

Members

The IWMPMedia (VB and C#) interface has these types of members:

• Methods
• Properties

Methods

The IWMPMedia (VB and C#) interface has these methods.

Method	Description
getAttributeName	Returns the name of the attribute corresponding to the specified index.
getItemInfo	Returns the value of the specified attribute for the media item.
getItemInfoByAtom	Returns the value of the attribute with the specified index number.
getMarkerName	Returns the name of the marker at the specified index.
getMarkerTime	Returns the time of the marker at the specified index.
isMemberOf	Returns a value indicating whether the specified media item is a member of the specified playlist.
isReadOnlyItem	Returns a value indicating whether the attributes of the specified media item can be edited.
setItemInfo	Sets the value of the specified attribute for the media item.

Properties

The IWMPMedia (VB and C#) interface has these properties.

Property	Access type	Description
attributeCount	Read-only	Gets the number of attributes that can be queried and/or set for the media item.
duration	Read-only	Gets the duration in seconds of the current media item.
durationString	Read-only	Gets a value indicating the duration of the current media item in HH:MM:SS format.
imageSourceHeight	Read-only	Gets the height of the current media item in pixels.
imageSourceWidth	Read-only	Gets the width of the current media item in pixels.
isIdentical	Read-only	Gets a value indicating whether the specified media item is the same as the current one. In C#, this is the get_isIdentical method.
markerCount	Read-only	Gets the number of markers in the media item.
name	Read-only	Gets or sets the name of the media item.
sourceURL	Read-only	Gets the URL of the media item.

Get an IWMPMedia interface by using the following properties or methods accessed through the following object or interface.

Object or interface	Property or method
IWMPControls	currentitem
AxWindowsMediaPlayer	currentMedia, newMedia
IWMPPlaylist	Item (get_Item in C#)

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Header	Wmp.h

See also

Interfaces for Visual Basic .NET and C#

IWMPMedia2 Interface (VB and C#)

IWMPMedia3 Interface (VB and C#)