effects-currenteffecttype.md

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EFFECTS.currentEffectType	The currentEffectType attribute specifies or retrieves the registry name of the current visualization. This name is a unique ID defined by the visualization author.	29469272-468d-49b4-a934-e7dc00583efa	EFFECTS.currentEffectType Windows Media Player	apiref	EFFECTS.currentEffectType	NA	reference	4/26/2023	UpdateFrequency5

EFFECTS.currentEffectType

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The currentEffectType attribute specifies or retrieves the registry name of the current visualization. This name is a unique ID defined by the visualization author.

        elementID.currentEffectType

Possible Values

This attribute is a read/write String.

Remarks

You can use this attribute at run time to change the currently displayed effect. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Use effectCount to retrieve the count of registered effects.
2. In a loop, retrieve the name of each registered effect by using effectType.
3. Specify one of the names you retrieved for currentEffectType to set the current effect.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Version	Windows Media Player version 7.0 or later

See also

EFFECTS Element

EFFECTS.currentEffect

EFFECTS.effectCount

EFFECTS.effectType