Windows Media Playlist Elements Reference
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This section contains reference documentation for all Windows Media Playlist elements. Reference entries include definitions of the elements, their attributes and values, and special conditions related to each element.
The following playlist elements are supported.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| argument | Contains one portion of a condition string. |
| body | Contains the elements that define the contents of a playlist. |
| filter | Contains elements that limit the size of a playlist, duration of a playlist, or number of media items in a playlist. |
| fragment | Specifies one condition of the query that selects items from the library. |
| head | Contains metadata that applies to the entire playlist. |
| media | Specifies one of the media items in a playlist. |
| meta | Specifies metadata that applies to the entire playlist. |
| querySet | Contains elements that define which media items will be selected from the library. |
| seq | Contains elements that define a static playlist or elements that define a smart playlist. |
| smartPlaylist | Contains the dynamically defined portion of a playlist. |
| smil | The smil element is always the top-level element in a Windows Media Playlist (WPL) file. It specifies that the file uses SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) syntax and grammar. |
| sourceFilter | Contains elements that select items from a library. |
| title | Specifies a title for the playlist. |
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