Network.bandWidth

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The bandWidth property retrieves the current bandwidth of the clip.

Syntax

player.network.bandWidth

Possible Values

This property is a read-only Number (long).

Remarks

This property returns zero if the Player.URL property is not set. This property is only valid for streaming media.

Examples

The following Microsoft JScript example uses Network.bandWidth to display the current media bandwidth. The information is displayed in an HTML DIV created with ID = "BW". The Player object was created with ID = "Player".

<!-- Create an event handler for play state.-->
<SCRIPT FOR = Player EVENT = PlayStateChange()>

   switch (Player.playState){

      case 3:

         if (Player.network.bandwidth != 0){
  
            BW.innerHTML = "Current Bandwidth: " + Player.network.bandWidth;
            BW.innerHTML += " K bits/second";
         }

         else
            BW.innerHTML = "Bandwidth is only available for streaming media.";

            break;

      default:
}
</SCRIPT>

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Version	Windows Media Player version 7.0 or later.
DLL	Wmp.dll

See also

Network Object

Player.URL