[YouTube-API] Re: Changing video order in playlists

Hello Martti,

The second method definitely doesn't exist, and you shouldn't plan on
it existing in the future.

You should note that you can now specify the <yt:position> attribute
at insertion time, which might simplify your algorithm a bit. You no
longer have to insert a video at the end of a playlist and then update
its position later. The actual syntax for specifying the initial
position varies depending on which language you're using.

Cheers,
-Jeff Posnick, YouTube API Team
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On Jan 15, 8:56 am, Martti Laine <marttilain...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I'm building an awesome webapp that heavily involves YouTube playlists.
> Users are able to edit playlist on their own. However, I'm looking for the
> best way to edit the order of the videos. Here are the ways I can think of:
>
> *1. Looping over and over again*
>
>    1. Get the playlist videos.
>    2. Loop through them and remove any that are not in the new playlist
>    info and add any that are = after this the playlist has the correct videos.
>    3. Loop through the new playlist info one more time, this time edit the
>    videos position with
>    $video->editPosition()
>
> *2. An imaginary API method*
>
>    1. Send a simplified list (e.g. an array) of video ID's to the API,
>    based on which they whole process would be done automatically.
>
> It would be perfect if the second method existed. If it doesn't, are there
> any other ways or should I use the first method described?
>
> Thanks,
> Martti Laine

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