Winui media player element PlayToEnd()

Question

Sorry for my bal english !

On Microsoft store i have an app Horloge parlante, it is an UWP app works only if langage French is installed on Windows 10 / 11

I try to build a new one with Winui Desktop Micorosft.WindowsAppsSDK

the problem is mediaPlayer PalyToEnd().

On the UWP I have this to do the job : mediaplayer wait until play sound ends.

<

 for (int i = 0; i < x; i++)
                {
                    await son.PlayToEndAsync(uri);
                }

public static class MediaElementExtensions
    {
        public static async Task<MediaElement> PlayToEndAsync(this MediaElement mediaElement, Uri source)
        {
            mediaElement.Source = source;
            return await mediaElement.WaitToCompleteAsync();
        }

        /*********************************************************************/

        public static async Task<MediaElement> WaitToCompleteAsync(this MediaElement mediaElement)
        {
            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<MediaElement>();
            RoutedEventHandler reh = null;
            reh = (s, e) =>
            {
                if (mediaElement.CurrentState == MediaElementState.Buffering ||
                    mediaElement.CurrentState == MediaElementState.Opening ||
                    mediaElement.CurrentState == MediaElementState.Playing)
                {
                    return;
                }
                mediaElement.CurrentStateChanged -= reh;
                tcs.SetResult((MediaElement)s);
            };
            mediaElement.CurrentStateChanged += reh;
            return await tcs.Task;
        }

Wniui ha no MediaElement but a MediaPLayerElement I ty to modify the class for Winui like this :

<

public static class MediaElementExtensions
{
    public static async Task<MediaPlayerElement> PlayToEndAsync(this MediaPlayerElement mediaElement, Uri source)
    {
        mediaElement.Source = Windows.Media.Core.MediaSource.CreateFromUri(source);
        mediaElement.MediaPlayer.Play();
        return await mediaElement.WaitToCompleteAsync();
    }

    /*********************************************************************/

    public static async Task<MediaPlayerElement> WaitToCompleteAsync(this MediaPlayerElement mediaElement)
    {
        var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<MediaPlayerElement>();
        RoutedEventHandler reh = null;
        reh = (s, e) =>
        {
            if (mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentState == Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayerState.Buffering ||
                mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentState == Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayerState.Opening ||
                mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentState == Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayerState.Playing)
            {
                return;
            }
            mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentStateChanged -= reh;
            tcs.SetResult((MediaPlayerElement)s);
        };
        mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentStateChanged += reh;
        return await tcs.Task;
    }
>

This won't compile i get :
Error	CS0029	Cannot implicitly convert type 'Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventHandler' to 'Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayer, object>'	Horloge parlante	D:\Mes SDK\Horloge parlante\Horloge parlante\Horloge\HorlogeMain.xaml.cs

Any idee to modifiy this in WinUI ?

Answer 1

Hello @Fernand Delavy ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

In MediaPlayer Class,

MediaPlayer.CurrentStateChanged may be altered or unavailable after Windows 10, version 1607. Instead, use the MediaPlayer.PlaybackSession property to get a MediaPlaybackSession object and then use the MediaPlaybackSession.PlaybackStateChanged event.

So, you need to use PlaybackStateChanged event instead of CurrentStateChanged.

Thank you.

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Answer 2

The problem is the same with your post :

public static async Task<MediaPlayerElement> WaitToCompleteAsync(this MediaPlayerElement mediaElement)
    {
        var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<MediaPlayerElement>();
        RoutedEventHandler reh = null;
        reh = (s, e) =>
        {
            if (mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentState == Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayerState.Buffering ||
                mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentState == Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayerState.Opening ||
                mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentState == Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayerState.Playing)
            {
                return;
            }
            mediaElement.MediaPlayer.PlaybackSession.PlaybackStateChanged -= reh;
            tcs.SetResult((MediaPlayerElement)s);
        };
        mediaElement.MediaPlayer.PlaybackSession.PlaybackStateChanged += reh;
        return await tcs.Task;
    }

Visual Studio 2022 compile error on the two lines :

mediaElement.MediaPlayer.PlaybackSession.PlaybackStateChanged

Cannot implicitly convert type 'Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventHandler' to 'Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlaybackSession, object>'

    {
        var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<MediaPlayerElement>();
        RoutedEventHandler reh = null;
        reh = (s, e) =>
        {
            if (mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentState == Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayerState.Buffering ||
                mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentState == Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayerState.Opening ||
                mediaElement.MediaPlayer.CurrentState == Windows.Media.Playback.MediaPlayerState.Playing)
            {
                return;
            }
            mediaElement.MediaPlayer.PlaybackSession.PlaybackStateChanged -= reh;
            tcs.SetResult((MediaPlayerElement)s);
        };
        mediaElement.MediaPlayer.PlaybackSession.PlaybackStateChanged += reh;
        return await tcs.Task;
    }

Answer 3

Thank you Sir,

Now it compile but not work as expected !

I have this to call the PlayToEndAsync :

if (dt.Minute == 0) // Sonner les heures
        {
            Uri uri = new(installFolder.Path + @"\" + Sonneries[Options[0].Sonnerie].Heure);
            int heu = heures;
            if (heu > 12)
                heu -= 12;
            for (int i = 0; i < heu; i++)
            {
                await clochesPlayer.PlayToEndAsync(uri); // here not waiting to ens !
            }
        }

If it is 5 hours it should play 5 times the sound, but it plays only once !
so the play to end does not work !

Answer 4

I didn't find a solution on web.

I did try ChatGBT and i got this :

for (int i = 0; i < heu; i++)
            {
                clochesPlayer = new MediaPlayerElement()
                {
                    Source = Windows.Media.Core.MediaSource.CreateFromUri(uri)
                };
                TaskCompletionSource<bool> mediaEndedTcs = new ();
                clochesPlayer.MediaPlayer.MediaEnded += (sender, args) =>
                {
                    mediaEndedTcs.SetResult(true);
                };
                clochesPlayer.MediaPlayer.Play();
                await mediaEndedTcs.Task;
            }

And this works as expected !