DirectMusicPerformance8.GetStyle

The GetStyle method retrieves the style underlying the control segment at a given time.

object.GetStyle( _
  mtTime As Long, _
  mtUntil As Long _
) As DirectMusicStyle8

Parts

object

Resolves to a DirectMusicPerformance8 object.

mtTime

Time for which the style is to be retrieved, in music time.

mtUntil

Variable of type Long that receives the music time (relative to mtTime) until which the style is valid. If this returns a value of 0, either the style is always valid, or it is unknown when it might become invalid. See Remarks.

Return Values

Returns a DirectMusicStyle8 object.

Error Codes

If the method fails, it raises an error, and Err.Number can be set to one of the following values:

Remarks

Normally the primary segment is the control segment. However, a secondary segment can be designated as a control segment when it is played. The object returned by the method can become invalid before the time returned in mtUntil if another control segment is cued.