MediaElement.NaturalDuration Property
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Gets the duration of the media file currently opened.
Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property NaturalDuration As Duration
public Duration NaturalDuration { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.Duration
The natural duration of the media. The default value is Automatic, which is the value held if you query this property before MediaOpened.
Remarks
Dependency property identifier field: NaturalDurationProperty
The property value is not available until the MediaOpened event has been raised.
If the opened media is live streaming media that does not have a known duration, this property returns Automatic.
Once you have the Duration, you can get the specific time from the Duration.TimeSpan property value, calling TimeSpan members such as Seconds, etc.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.