CurrentSong after Shuffle (1 Viewer)

[Messiahs]

MediaPortal Version: v1.1.0 Final

CurrentSong (item position in PlayingNow) returns the same value after shuffling.
example:

Dim MCCurPlaylist As Playlists.PlayList
MCCurPlaylist = playlistPlayer.GetPlaylist(PlayListType.PLAYLIST_MUSIC)
Dim a As Integer = playlistPlayer.SingletonPlayer.CurrentSong
MCCurPlaylist.Shuffle()
Dim b As Integer = playlistPlayer.SingletonPlayer.CurrentSong

 

[arion_p]

Shuffling the playlist does not change the current song. This is normal, and you can see it in the UI as well.
If you think about it from a user perspective that is the right thing to do.

 

[Messiahs]

You're right.. the current song is the same, but the position in Playing now (returned by playlistPlayer.SingletonPlayer.CurrentSong) is another...

 

[arion_p]

I reread your code and realized that what you are trying to do is not related to the UI in any way.

You are modifying a playlist object (it doesn't matter that it is the playlist currently being played, the playlist knows nothing about it or about players altogether) and then expect the player to know what has happened to the playlist. This will simply not work. It is the caller's responsibility to inform the player that something has changed in the playlist by changing the required player properties and/or calling the player's methods. This is by design.

To get an idea how to do this, have a look at ShufflePlaylist() in GUIMusicPlayList.cs