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How to access Metadata from audio files

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  • p3c0P Offline
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    @Nisha_R Are you sure the media file contains metadata ?
    I just tried this example and in onPressed, console.log(playMusic.metaData.title) printed the title as expected.

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      @p3c0 i am sure the song contains the metadata because i have edited it online.
      could you please share the code you have worked on?

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        @Nisha_R Thats strange. Try following:

        import QtQuick 2.6
        import QtMultimedia 5.6
        
        Item {
            width: 400
            height: 400
        
            Text {
                 text: "Click Me!";
                 font.pointSize: 24;
                 width: 150; height: 50;
        
                 MediaPlayer {
                     id: playMusic
                     source: "MySong.mp3"
                 }
                 MouseArea {
                     id: playArea
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     onPressed:  {
                         playMusic.play()
                         console.log(playMusic.metaData.title)
                         console.log(playMusic.metaData.albumTitle)
                         console.log(playMusic.metaData.genre)
                         console.log(playMusic.metaData.year)
                     }
                 }
             }
        }
        
        

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        • Nisha_RN Offline
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          #9

          @p3c0 thank you.

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          • Nisha_RN Offline
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            #10

            @p3c0 Thank you again,
            i have got it right when i set the relative path for the mp3 file i,e the source , but when i try to access the mp3 files from resources it is still undefined.

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              @Nisha_R How did you set the source ?

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                #12

                @p3c0 ,
                i had initially dumped the mp3 files in resources folder and tried to access those in my code.

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                • p3c0P Offline
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                  @Nisha_R No. I meant to say the source url. What does it look like? Can you post it ? Checking if the url from resource is correct.

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                    #14

                    @p3c0 this is what i have given.
                    Audio {
                    id: playMusic
                    source: "qrc:/music/2.mp3;"
                    }
                    music being the folder in resources.

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                      @Nisha_R Why the extra semicolon at the end in source ?
                      Does the Application Output show any errors ?

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                        @p3c0 there is no error with respect to the semicolon .
                        setting its path with respect to resources shows undefined, but when its relative path is set the metadata is displayed.

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                          @Nisha_R Did you try removing the semicolon ?
                          Also are you sure the file is present at the same location in the resource ?

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                            @p3c0
                            yes , i have tried, still undefined.

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                              @Nisha_R Does it play from resources ? Can you post a complete minimal example with this Audio element here?

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                                #20

                                @p3c0 okay that will be helpful.

                                MediaPlayer{
                                            id: player;
                                            playlist: Playlist {
                                                id: playlist
                                                PlaylistItem { source: "qrc:/music/4.mp3"}
                                                PlaylistItem { source: "qrc:/music/5.mp3"}
                                            }
                                        }
                                 ListView {
                                            model: playlist;
                                            delegate: Text {
                                                font.pixelSize: 16;
                                                text: player.metaData.title+"\n"+player.metaData.albumArtist+"\n"+player.metaData.author;
                                            }
                                        }
                                Rectangle {
                                            id: rectangle2
                                            x: 182
                                            y: 224
                                            width: 78
                                            height: 51
                                            color: "#b35e5e"
                                            MouseArea {
                                                anchors.fill: parent;
                                                onPressed: {
                                                    if (player.playbackState != Audio.PlayingState) {
                                                        player.play() }
                                                    else {
                                                        player.pause();
                                                             }
                                                                      }
                                                    }
                                   }
                                
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