IWMPMediaCollection2::getStringCollectionByQuery method (wmp.h)

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The getStringCollectionByQuery method retrieves a pointer to an IWMPStringCollection interface. This interface represents a set of all string values for a specified attribute that match the query conditions.

Syntax

HRESULT getStringCollectionByQuery(
  [in]  BSTR                 bstrAttribute,
  [in]  IWMPQuery            *pQuery,
  [in]  BSTR                 bstrMediaType,
  [in]  BSTR                 bstrSortAttribute,
  [in]  VARIANT_BOOL         fSortAscending,
  [out] IWMPStringCollection **ppStringCollection
);

Parameters

[in] bstrAttribute

String containing the attribute name.

[in] pQuery

Pointer to the IWMPQuery interface that represents the query that defines the conditions used to retrieve the string collection.

[in] bstrMediaType

String containing the media type. Must contain one of the following values: "audio", "video", "photo", "playlist", or "other".

[in] bstrSortAttribute

String containing the attribute name used for sorting. An empty string means no sorting is applied.

[in] fSortAscending

VARIANT_BOOL that indicates whether the playlist must be sorted in ascending order.

[out] ppStringCollection

Address of a variable that receives a pointer to an IWMPStringCollection interface for the retrieved set of string values.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Remarks

Compound queries using IWMPQuery are not case sensitive.

When the compound query specified by the pQuery parameter contains a condition built on the MediaType attribute, that condition is ignored. The value for the bstrMediaType parameter is always used. For example, if the compound query contains the condition "MediaType Equals audio" and the value for the bstrMediaType parameter is "video", the resulting playlist will contain only video items.

Windows Media Player 10 Mobile: This method is not supported.

Requirements

See also

IWMPMediaCollection2 Interface

IWMPQuery Interface

IWMPStringCollection Interface

MediaType Attribute