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Player.playState

The playState property retrieves a value indicating the state of the Windows Media Player operation.

Syntax

player.playState

Possible Values

This property is a read-only Number (long).

Value State Description
0 Undefined Windows Media Player is in an undefined state.
1 Stopped Playback of the current media clip is stopped.
2 Paused Playback of the current media clip is paused. When media is paused, resuming playback begins from the same location.
3 Playing The current media clip is playing.
4 ScanForward The current media clip is fast forwarding.
5 ScanReverse The current media clip is fast rewinding.
6 Buffering The current media clip is getting additional data from the server.
7 Waiting Connection is established, however the server is not sending bits. Waiting for session to begin.
8 MediaEnded Media has completed playback and is at its end.
9 Transitioning Preparing new media.
10 Ready Ready to begin playing.

Example Code

The following JScript code shows the use of the player.playState property. An HTML text element, named "myText", displays the current status. The player object was created with ID = "Player".

// Test if Windows Media Player is in the playing state.
if (3 == Player.playState)
  myText.value = "Windows Media Player is playing!";
else
  myText.value = "Windows Media Player is NOT playing!";

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