MediaMetadata

The MediaMetadata class represents the metadata associated with a media item, including information such as the album, artist, title, artwork, genre, and release date. This class maps the metadata properties from both Android and iOS platforms to a unified representation.

Properties

Album

• Description: The album title of the media item.

• Android Equivalent: METADATA_KEY_ALBUM

• iOS Equivalent: MPMediaItemPropertyAlbumTitle

• Type: string

• Usage:

  string album = metadata.Album;
  metadata.Album = "New Album Title";

AlbumArtist

• Description: The album artist of the media item.

• Android Equivalent: METADATA_KEY_ALBUM_ARTIST

• iOS Equivalent: MPMediaItemPropertyAlbumArtist

• Type: string

• Usage:

  string albumArtist = metadata.AlbumArtist;
  metadata.AlbumArtist = "New Album Artist";

Title

• Description: The title of the media item.

• Android Equivalent: METADATA_KEY_TITLE

• iOS Equivalent: MPMediaItemPropertyTitle

• Type: string

• Usage:

  string title = metadata.Title;
  metadata.Title = "New Title";

Artwork

• Description: The artwork associated with the media item.

• Android Equivalent: METADATA_KEY_ART

• iOS Equivalent: MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork

• Type: Artwork

• Usage:

  Artwork artwork = metadata.Artwork;
  metadata.Artwork = new Artwork { /* parameters */ };

Artist

• Description: The artist of the media item.

• Android Equivalent: METADATA_KEY_ARTIST

• iOS Equivalent: MPMediaItemPropertyArtist

• Type: string

• Usage:

  string artist = metadata.Artist;
  metadata.Artist = "New Artist";

Genre

• Description: The genre of the media item.

• Android Equivalent: METADATA_KEY_GENRE

• iOS Equivalent: MPMediaItemPropertyGenre

• Type: string

• Usage:

  string genre = metadata.Genre;
  metadata.Genre = "New Genre";

ReleaseDate

• Description: The release date of the media item.

• Android Equivalent: METADATA_KEY_DATE

• iOS Equivalent: MPMediaItemPropertyReleaseDate

• Type: string

• Usage:

  string releaseDate = metadata.ReleaseDate;
  metadata.ReleaseDate = "2023-06-01";

Example Usage

Here's an example of how you might use the MediaMetadata class in your application:

using Glitch9.NativePlugins.NativeMediaPlayer;
using UnityEngine;

public class MediaMetadataExample : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Start()
    {
        MediaMetadata metadata = new MediaMetadata
        {
            Album = "Greatest Hits",
            AlbumArtist = "Famous Artist",
            Title = "Hit Song",
            Artist = "Famous Artist",
            Genre = "Pop",
            ReleaseDate = "2023-01-01",
            Artwork = new Artwork { /* parameters */ }
        };

        Debug.Log($"Playing media: {metadata.Title} by {metadata.Artist} from the album {metadata.Album}");
    }
}