Media Element

Represents an object that renders audio and video to the display.

Remarks

The MediaElement control is commonly used to display video streams from IP Cameras.

Properties

PropertyTypeDescription
StretchEnumA value that describes how the video should be stretched to fill the destination rectangle. Possible values are Fill, Uniform, & UniformToFill.
AreTransportControlsEnabledBooleanA value that determines whether the standard transport controls are enabled.
AutoPlayBooleanA value that indicates whether media will begin playback automatically when the Source property is set.
IsLoopingBooleanA value that describes whether the media source currently loaded in the media engine should automatically set the position to the media start after reaching its end.
IsMutedBooleanA value indicating whether the audio is muted.
SourceObjectThe source of the media. Can be either a stream or URL.
HeightFloatThe suggested height of the control in dp pixels.
HorizontalAlignmentEnumThe horizontal alignment characteristics that are applied to the control when it is composed in a parent layout panel, such as a Grid.
MarginThicknessThe outer margin that is applied to the control when it is composed in a parent layout panel, such as a Grid.
RotationIntegerThe rotation about the Z-axis in degrees.
VerticalAlignmentEnumThe vertical alignment characteristics that are applied to the control when it is composed in a parent layout panel, such as a Grid.
WidthFloatThe suggested width of the control in dp pixels.
IsEnabledBooleanA value that indicates whether the user can interact with the control.
IsHitTestVisibleBooleanA value that indicates whether the contained area of the control can return true values for hit testing.
IsVisibleBooleanA value that indicates whether the control should be visible.
OpacityFloatA value between 0 and 1.0 that declares the opacity factor, with 1.0 meaning full opacity and 0 meaning transparent.

Events

EventDescription
LoadedOccurs when the element is laid out, rendered, and ready for interaction.
UnloadedOccurs when the element is no longer rendered on the screen.