media = libvlc_media_new (vlc, "samples/meta.sample", &ex);
catch ();
- /* Tell that we are interested in this precise meta data */
+ /* Tell that we are interested in this precise meta data
+ * This is needed to trigger meta data reading
+ * (the first calls return NULL) */
artist = libvlc_media_get_meta (media, libvlc_meta_Artist, &ex);
catch ();
free (artist);
/* Wait for the meta */
- while (!libvlc_media_is_preparsed (media, &ex)) { catch (); msleep (10000); }
+ while (!libvlc_media_is_preparsed (media, &ex))
+ {
+ catch ();
+ msleep (10000);
+ }
artist = libvlc_media_get_meta (media, libvlc_meta_Artist, &ex);
catch ();
- assert (artist && !strncmp (artist, "mike", 4));
+ const char *expected_artist = "mike";
- log ("+ got '%s' as Artist\n", artist);
+ assert (artist);
+ log ("+ got '%s' as Artist, expecting %s\n", artist, expected_artist);
+
+ int string_compare = strcmp (artist, expected_artist);
+ assert (!string_compare);
free (artist);
libvlc_media_release (media);