Correct way to play mediaplayer audio in 4.18?

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So in 4.17 I was using audio with mediaplayer like so:

Constructor:
MediaPlayer = ConstructObject<UMediaPlayer>(UMediaPlayer::StaticClass());
NewMediaSoundWave = ConstructObject<UMediaSoundWave>(UMediaSoundWave::StaticClass());
...
MediaPlayer->SetSoundWave(NewMediaSoundWave);
UWorld* const World = GetWorld();
UGameplayStatics::PlaySoundAtLocation(World,NewMediaSoundWave, FVector(0, 0, 0));

In 4.18 Runtime/MediaAssets/Public/MediaSoundWave.h doesn’t exist anymore. How should I be coding something similar after the update?

Also is there anywhere but release notes I can get more in depth info on what has changed with regards to code in the update?

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As an update I’ve tried creating an actor and adding the mediasoundcomponent, however I get errors when attempting to include “Runtime/MediaAssets/Public/MediaSoundComponent.h”

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Error is from MediaSampleQueue.h and is:
‘_InterlockedIncrement’: is not a member of ‘FWindowsPlatformAtomics’ 50

4

Ok I think I figured out my issue. First you do need to create an AActor, place it in the level, and add the MediaSoundComponent. With this I was getting errors trying to include MediaSoundComponent.h however I found it was only in one file.

Tracked down the error to when I include windows.h/stdio.h which I was using to get drive paths. I’ll now have to find out how to do that.

5

Fixed the issue with windows.h. Works as long as it’s not included before MediaSoundComponent.h

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Is it still possible to create an Audio sound asset from MediaPlayer in 4.18?

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I figured it out - we now need to add a MediaSound component to an Actor in the level (just like described above in C++)