volatile bool statisticsLoaded = false; // to indicate that the video statistics were loaded from the database
// END: These are valid parameters for the VlcControl.SetMedia() method overloads..
/// <summary>
/// Initialize the VlcControl with a FileInfo class instance.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="file">A FileInfo class instance to initialize the VlcControl with.</param>
/// <param name="formPlayer">An instance of the FormPlayer class if one was created.</param>
/// <param name="options">These are "command line arguments" given to the VlcControl as with the VLC Media Player.</param>
/// <returns>True if the VlcControl.SetMedia() call was successful, otherwise false (an exception occurred).</returns>
public static bool InitPlayerForm(FileInfo file, out FormPlayer formPlayer, params string[] options)
{
try
{
// create a new instance of the FormPlayer form..
FormPlayer frm = new FormPlayer
{
// set the form's statistic field's value with value gotten
// from the database with the file's full name..
statistic = Database.GetStatistic(file.FullName)
};
// execute a playback dialog if the video was not watched to the end..
long position = FormDialogSelectPlaybackPosition.Execute(frm.statistic);
frm.statistic.Position = position; // give a playback position to the video playback form..
frm.statisticsLoaded = true; // indicate to the form that the video file statistics have been loaded..
frm.options = options;
frm.file = file;
formPlayer = frm; // set the out parameter's value..
frm.Show();
return(true);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// log the exception..
ExceptionLogger.LogError(ex);
formPlayer = null; // set the out parameter's value..
return(false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Initialize the VlcControl for the first time to avoid load delay.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>True if the form initialization was successful, otherwise false (an exception occurred).</returns>
public static bool InitPlayerForm()
{
try
{
// create a new instance of the FormPlayer form..
FormPlayer frm = new FormPlayer
{
options = new string[] { }
};
frm.tmMain.Enabled = false; // no timers this time..
frm.tmWindRewind.Enabled = false; // .. again no timers this time..
frm.DoDispose(); // dispose..
return(true);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// log the exception..
ExceptionLogger.LogError(ex);
return(false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Initialize the VlcControl with an Uri class instance.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="uri">An Uri class instance to initialize the VlcControl with.</param>
/// <param name="formPlayer">An instance of the FormPlayer class if one was created.</param>
/// <param name="options">These are "command line arguments" given to the VlcControl as with the VLC Media Player.</param>
/// <returns>True if the VlcControl.SetMedia() call was successful, otherwise false (an exception occurred).</returns>
public static bool InitPlayerForm(Uri uri, out FormPlayer formPlayer, params string[] options)
{
try
{
// create a new instance of the FormPlayer form..
FormPlayer frm = new FormPlayer
{
options = options,
uri = uri
};
formPlayer = frm; // set the out parameter's value..
frm.Show();
return(true);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// log the exception..
ExceptionLogger.LogError(ex);
formPlayer = null; // set the out parameter's value..
return(false);
}
}