FormatTag Attribute

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The FormatTag attribute is the format tag of the audio codec.

Applies To

• Audio Items
• Video Items

Remarks

The value is a string representation of the decimal format tag value. For example, for Windows Media Audio 9 codec, the FormatTag attribute would contain the string "354".

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Version	Windows Media Player 11

See also

Attribute Reference