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IMediaSample::GetMediaType (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

This method retrieves the media type of the IMediaSample object.

Syntax

HRESULT GetMediaType(
  AM_MEDIA_TYPE** ppMediaType
);

Parameters

  • ppMediaType
    [in] Pointer to a pointer to the retrieved media type.

Return Value

Returns an HRESULT value. When a sample is received and there is no format change, this method returns S_FALSE.

Remarks

This method allows for limited in-band format changes. Free the format block with FreeMediaType, and then free the entire media type with the Win32 CoTaskMemFree function.

Requirements

Header

dshow.h

Library

Strmiids.lib

See Also

Reference

IMediaSample Interface