| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic) |
An object of the DirectMusicSegment8 class represents a single piece of music or a template.
Segments are usually loaded by calling DirectMusicLoader8.LoadSegment and DirectMusicLoader8.LoadSegmentFromResource. They can also be composed from musical elements by using methods of the DirectMusicComposer8 object, or created from existing segments by using the DirectMusicSegment8.Clone method.
The DirectMusicSegment8 class has the following methods.
| Method | Description |
| GetLength | Retrieves the length of the segment. |
| GetLoopPointStart | Retrieves the point in the segment at which a repeating section ends. |
| GetLoopPointEnd | Retrieves the point in the segment at which a repeating section starts. |
| GetRepeats | Retrieves the number of times that the looping portion of a segment is set to repeat. |
| GetStartPoint | Retrieves the point within the segment at which it starts playing. |
| SetLength | Sets the length of the segment. |
| SetLoopPoints | Sets the start and end points of a repeating section in the segment. |
| SetRepeats | Sets the number of times that the looping portion of the segment is to repeat. |
| SetStartPoint | Sets the point within the segment at which it starts playing. |
| Method | Description |
| ConnectToCollection | Associates a segment with a |
| Download | Downloads band and wave data to a performance or audiopath. |
| Unload | Unloads instruments that were downloaded to the port. |
| Method | Description |
| SetAutoDownloadEnable | Enables or disables automatic downloading and unloading of instruments in the collection associated with the segment. |
| SetStandardMidiFile | Advises DirectMusic that the segment is based on a standard MIDI file, to ensure correct playback. |
| SetTempoEnable | Enables or disables tempo messages for the segment. |
| SetTimeSigEnable | Enables or disables time signature messages for the segment. |
| Method | Description |
| Clone | Ceates a copy of all or part of the segment. |
| GetAudioPathConfig | Retrieves an object that represents the audiopath configuration for the segment. |
| GetChordMap | Retrieves a |
| GetName | Retrieves the internal name of the segment. |
| GetStyle | Retrieves a |