artist attribute

The artist attribute specifies an artist name for a single media element or collection of media elements. When an artist attribute is specified, the value is included in the content description list that is sent to the client. Windows Media Player displays the artist attribute value when the media element or elements are played. Values specified for the artist attribute must be text strings.

In the following example, the value of the artist attribute for the source file IntroFile1.wma is Jeff Smith:

<?wsx version="1.0"?>
<smil>
   <media id="intro" src="IntroFile1.wma">
	<clientData artist="Jeff Smith"/>
   </media>
</smil>

The artist attribute can be specified for the following playlist element:

• clientData element

Notes

• If the user is running Windows Media Player for Windows XP and earlier, the clientData element information will be ignored. The clientData element is supported by Windows Media Player 9 Series or later.
• For more information about defining playlist attributes, see the Windows Media Services Software Development Kit (SDK) at the Microsoft Web site.
• If you are creating or editing server-side playlists by using either a text editor or an automated script, ensure that the artist attribute tags are in the correct case. XML is a case-sensitive language, and Windows Media Services will not recognize playlist attributes that are not listed properly.

Related topics

• media element
• Metadata information attributes