Author Attribute
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The Author attribute is the name of a media artist or actor associated with the content.
Applies To
- Audio Items
- CD Playlists
- CD Tracks
- Commonly Used Windows Media Files
- DVDs
- Media.getItemInfoByType
- Photo Items
- Playlists
- Radio Items
- Video Items
Remarks
This attribute is stored in both the library (or cache) and the media file.
This attribute may have multiple values. To retrieve all of the values for a multi-valued attribute, you must use the Media.getItemInfoByType method, not the Media.getItemInfo method.
The Windows Media Format SDK constant for this attribute is g_wszWMAuthor.
Actor and Artist are aliases for this attribute.
To determine whether you can change the value of this attribute, use the Media.isReadOnlyItem method.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Version |
Windows Media Player 9 Series or later |