WM/ProviderStyle

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The WM/ProviderStyle attribute contains the style of the file as assigned by the metadata content provider.

Global Constant

g_wszWMProviderStyle

Data Type

WMT_TYPE_STRING

Remarks

This attribute is essentially a second genre designation. Because different classifiers have different notions of the genres associated with content, the provider style may be different than the genre assigned by the content creator.

See also

Attribute List

WM/Genre

WM/GenreID