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PlayState Property

Retrieves a value indicating the state of the Microsoft® Windows Media™ Player operation.

Syntax

[ lState = ] MediaPlayer.PlayState

Possible Values

lState Long value indicating the play state. It can have one of the following possible values.
Value Visual Basic Constant Description
0 mpStopped Playback is stopped.
1 mpPaused Playback is paused.
2 mpPlaying Stream is playing.
3 mpWaiting Waiting for stream to begin.
4 mpScanForward Stream is scanning forward.
5 mpScanReverse Stream is scanning in reverse.
6 mpSkipForward Skipping to next.
7 mpSkipReverse Skipping to previous.
8 mpClosed Stream is not open.

This property is read-only.

Remarks

Retrieve this property to determine the status of an open clip.

If the value of the SendPlayStateChangeEvents property is true, Windows Media Player control fires a PlayStateChange event each time the PlayState property changes.

See Also

SendPlayStateChangeEvents, PlayStateChange, Monitoring Stream Status and Network Reception

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