Can one know if a sound instance is currently playing in XNA SoundEffects?

Question

Basically, I want to obtain the state of a given instance of SoundEffects in XNA 4.0. Is there a way to know whether a sound is currently playing or stopped?

Answer 1

Yes, it's possible, but you need to use SoundEffectInstance. You can create it using SoundEffect.CreateInstance method. Remember that the SoundEffectInstance is created as stopped, initially.

That class has the SoundEffectInstance.State property that allows you to get the current state of the sound effect: playing, paused, or stopped.
Reference MSDN.