IWMPSettings::autoStart property

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The autoStart property gets or sets a value indicating whether the current media item begins playing automatically.

Syntax

public System.Boolean autoStart {get; set;}

Public Property autoStart As System.Boolean

Property value

A System.Boolean value that indicates whether the current media item begins playing automatically. The default is true.

Remarks

If autoStart is set to true, the media item will begin playing when AxWindowsMediaPlayer.URL, AxWindowsMediaPlayer.currentPlaylist, or AxWindowsMediaPlayer.currentMedia is set. Otherwise, the media item will not start playing until the IWMPControls.play method is called.

Unless you set autoStart to true immediately before specifying a media item, you should not rely on this setting as a substitute for using the IWMPControls.play method.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Version	Windows Media Player 9 Series or later
Namespace	WMPLib
Assembly	Interop.WMPLib.dll (Interop.WMPLib.dll.dll)

See also

AxWindowsMediaPlayer.currentMedia (VB and C#)

AxWindowsMediaPlayer.currentPlaylist (VB and C#)

AxWindowsMediaPlayer.URL (VB and C#)

IWMPControls.play (VB and C#)

IWMPSettings Interface (VB and C#)