VB.net getting tag info into mp3 files - mediaelement

Question

How can I get internal info about sound files using a MediaElement?
I know how to get the duration of a song file with NaturalDuration property but I want to get access to Author and others tag that many mp3 files include into themselves. Is there some way to do this using just MediaElement? I know how to do it but only with WMP and I really need to do it just with a MediaElement because my application is a UWP application.
Thanks!!!

Answer 1

Ok, late and may be not so elegant but this was my solution for getting duration of a mp3 file. I used MusicProperties Class. With this class you get access for any music tag information into the file.
Public Function infoMP3(elfichero As String) As String
Dim salida As String = ""
Dim miTask = Task.Run(Async Function() As Task(Of String)
Dim musicFile As StorageFile = Await StorageFile.GetFileFromPathAsync(elfichero)
Dim FileProperties As StorageItemContentProperties = musicFile.Properties
Dim musicFileProperties As MusicProperties = Await FileProperties.GetMusicPropertiesAsync()
Dim tiempo = musicFileProperties.Duration
Dim horas As String
If tiempo.Hours < 10 Then
horas = "0" & tiempo.Hours.ToString
Else
horas = tiempo.Hours.ToString
End If
Dim minutos As String
If tiempo.Minutes < 10 Then
minutos = "0" & tiempo.Minutes.ToString
Else
minutos = tiempo.Minutes.ToString
End If
Dim segundos As String
If tiempo.Seconds < 10 Then
segundos = "0" & tiempo.Seconds.ToString
Else
segundos = tiempo.Seconds.ToString
End If
Dim autor = musicFileProperties.Artist
Dim titulo = musicFileProperties.Title
Dim presalida As String = "[" & horas & ":" & minutos & ":" & segundos & "];[" & titulo & "];[" & autor & "] " & elfichero
Return presalida
End Function)
miTask.Wait()
salida = miTask.Result
Return salida
End Function
To get access to the files later on Windows 10, you have to save permission for the files and/or folders. Do this when you select them.
... Dim listToken = Windows.Storage.AccessCache.StorageApplicationPermissions.FutureAccessList.Add(rutaS) ...
where rutaS is an SotorageFolder object.