private async void StartMediaElement()
{
// To use AudioCategory.BackgroundCapableMedia:
// * OnWindows 8 set MediaControl.PlayPressed, MediaControl.PausePressed,
// MediaControl.PlayPauseTogglePressed and MediaControl.StopPressed.
// * On Windows 8.1 set SystemMediaTransportControls.ButtonPressed.
systemControls = SystemMediaTransportControls.GetForCurrentView();
systemControls.ButtonPressed += OnButtonPressed;
systemControls.IsPlayEnabled = true;
systemControls.IsPauseEnabled = true;
systemControls.PlaybackStatus = MediaPlaybackStatus.Playing;
mediaPlayer = new MediaElement();
mediaPlayer.AudioCategory = AudioCategory.BackgroundCapableMedia;
mediaPlayer.AutoPlay = true;
mediaPlayer.CurrentStateChanged += OnCurrentStateChanged;
this.Content = mediaPlayer;
HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
// Add custom headers or credentials.
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Foo", "Bar");
//Uri uri = new Uri("http://localhost/song.mp3?slow=1000&?bufferlength=100000&lastModified=true");
Uri uri = new Uri("http://video.ch9.ms/ch9/70cc/83e17e76-8be8-441b-b469-87cf0e6a70cc/ASPNETwithScottHunter_high.mp4");
HttpRandomAccessStream stream = await HttpRandomAccessStream.CreateAsync(client, uri);
// If you need to use HttpClient, use MediaElement.SetSource() instead of MediaElement.Source.
mediaPlayer.SetSource(stream, stream.ContentType);
}
static public IAsyncOperation <HttpRandomAccessStream> CreateAsync(HttpClient client, Uri uri)
{
HttpRandomAccessStream randomStream = new HttpRandomAccessStream(client, uri);
return(AsyncInfo.Run <HttpRandomAccessStream>(async(cancellationToken) =>
{
await randomStream.SendRequesAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
return randomStream;
}));
}
static public IAsyncOperation<HttpRandomAccessStream> CreateAsync(HttpClient client, Uri uri)
{
HttpRandomAccessStream randomStream = new HttpRandomAccessStream(client, uri);
return AsyncInfo.Run<HttpRandomAccessStream>(async (cancellationToken) =>
{
await randomStream.SendRequesAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
return randomStream;
});
}
