ActiveX

The Windows build of VLC includes an (optionaly installed) ActiveX control. The ActiveX control enables VLC to be embedded in web browsers and third-party applications.

The ActiveX control includes the following properties and methods (functions):

name	type	description	syntax (VB)
length	property (get only)	Returns length of the current clip.
position	property (get and set)	Return or set the playback position on the current clip.
setVariable	method	Assigns a value to a variable that is defined in libvlc.c	controlname.setVariable name as String, value
getVariable	method	Returns the contents of a variable that is defined in libvlc.c	x = controlname.getVariable(name as String)
pause	method	Pauses the currently playing clip	controlname.pause
play	method	Plays as in the normal player, if a clip is not loaded, does nothing.	controlname.play
playFaster	method	Makes the currently playing clip play faster.	controlname.playFaster
playSlower	method	Makes the currently playing clip play slower.	controlname.playSlower
stop	method	Makes the currently playing clip stop.	controlname.stop
shuttle	method	Presumably moves the playback position a specified number of seconds in either direction.	controlname.shuttle(seconds as Long)
playlistClear	method	Clears the playlist	controlname.playlistClear
playlistNext	method	Goes to next item in the playlist	controlname.playlistNext
playlistPrev	method	Goes to previous item in the playlist	controlname.playlistPrev
playlistCount	property (get only)	Returns the count of items in the playlist
playlistIndex	property (get only)	Returns the index of the current item in the playlist.
toggleMute	method	Presumably toggles between the muted/unmuted state of the embedded player.	controlname.toggleMute

Note: The ActiveX control can be automatically installed using the http://downloads.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/latest/win32/axvlc.cab CAB file. This can be useful if you want to embed the ActiveX control in a web page.