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Player6.ShowControls

This property specifies or retrieves a value indicating whether the control bar is visible.

Syntax

MediaPlayer.ShowControls

Possible Values

This property is a read/write Boolean containing one of the following values.

Value Description
true Default. The control bar is visible.
false The control bar is not visible.

Remarks

The control bar contains buttons for starting, stopping, and pausing playback. Optionally, you can add or remove position controls, audio controls, and the trackbar by setting the ShowPositionControls, ShowAudioControls, and ShowTracker properties, respectively.

This property can affect the overall width of Windows Media Player. In some cases the width of the control bar defines the overall width of Windows Media Player. Adding position and audio controls increases the width of the control bar.

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