Windows Media Player 11 SDK External Object for Type 1 Online StoresĀ
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External Object for Type 1 Online Stores
Note This section describes functionality designed for use by online stores. Use of this functionality outside the context of an online store is not supported.
The External object provides functionality to Web pages, provided by an online store, hosted in Windows Media Player.
The External object exposes the following properties for type 1 online stores.
Property | Description |
accountType | Retrieves the service account type from the current online store. |
appColorButtonHighlight | Retrieves the current button highlight color for the Windows Media Player user interface. |
appColorButtonHoverFace | Retrieves the current button hover color for the Windows Media Player user interface. |
appColorButtonShadow | Retrieves the current button shadow color for the Windows Media Player user interface. |
appColorDark | Retrieves the current dark shaded color of the Windows Media Player user interface. |
appColorLight | Retrieves the current light shaded color of the Windows Media Player user interface. |
appColorMedium | Retrieves the current medium shaded color of the Windows Media Player user interface. |
basketTitle | Retrieves the title of the button that displays the basket menu in Windows Media Player. |
filter | Retrieves the search filter currently in use by Windows Media Player. |
ignoreIEHistory | Specifies whether Windows Media Player should ignore Internet Explorer history. |
libraryLocationID | Retrieves the identifier of a specific media item that is currently displayed in the Player's library view. |
libraryLocationType | Retrieves a library location constant that indicates type of the current library view in Windows Media Player. |
pluginRunning | Retrieves a value that indicates whether the plug-in is running. |
selectedItemID | Retrieves the identifier of the media item that is currently selected in Windows Media Player. |
selectedItemType | Retrieves the type of the media item that is currently selected in Windows Media Player. |
task | Retrieves the name of the current task pane. |
templateBeingDisplayedInLocalLibrary | Indicates whether the media item represented by the current discovery page is being displayed in the local library tree-view control. |
userLoggedIn | Retrieves a value indicating whether the user is signed in to the online store. |
version | Retrieves the current version of Windows Media Player. |
viewParameters | Retrieves parameters associated with the current view in Windows Media Player. |
The External object exposes the following methods for type 1 online stores.
Method | Description |
addToBasket | Adds media items to the basket in Windows Media Player. |
attemptLogin | Displays a dialog box so the user can attempt to sign in to the online store's service. |
authenticate | Reserved for future use. |
buy | Initiates the purchase of a set of media items. |
cancelNavigate | Informs Windows Media Player that it should not navigate when changeViewOnlineList is called. |
changeView | Changes the view in Windows Media Player. |
changeViewOnlineList | Changes the view in Windows Media Player to display a list generated dynamically by the online store. |
download | Initiates the download of a set of media items. |
play | Instructs Windows Media Player to play a set of media items. |
saveCurrentViewToLibrary | Reserved for future use. |
sendMessage | Sends a message to the online store's plug-in. |
showPopup | Instructs the online store's plug-in to display a dialog box. |
The External object exposes the following events for type 1 online stores.
Event | Description |
OnChangeViewError | Occurs when a call to the External.ChangeView method results in an error. |
OnChangeViewOnlineListError | Occurs when a call to the External.ChangeViewOnlineList method results in an error. |
OnColorChange | Occurs when the color of the Windows Media Player user interface changes. |
OnLoginChange | Occurs when the user's sign-in status changes. |
OnSendMessageComplete | Occurs when the online store has finished processing a message. |
OnViewChange | Occurs when the view changes in Windows Media Player. |
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