IResourceManager::NotifyRelease method (strmif.h)

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The NotifyRelease method notifies the resource manager that IResourceConsumer has released a resource.

Syntax

HRESULT NotifyRelease(
  [in] LONG              idResource,
  [in] IResourceConsumer *pConsumer,
  [in] BOOL              bStillWant
);

Parameters

[in] idResource

Resource token.

[in] pConsumer

Pointer to the object releasing the resource.

[in] bStillWant

Flag that specifies whether the resource is still required. Set to TRUE to indicate that you still want the resource when it is next available, or FALSE if you no longer want the resource.

Return value

Returns an HRESULT value that depends on the implementation. HRESULT can be one of the following standard constants, or other values not listed.

Return code Description
E_FAIL
Failure.
E_POINTER
NULL pointer argument.
E_INVALIDARG
Invalid argument.
E_NOTIMPL
Method isn't supported.
S_OK or NOERROR
Success.

Remarks

Use this method in response to an IResourceConsumer::ReleaseResource method, or when you have finished using the resource.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header strmif.h (include Dshow.h)
Library Strmiids.lib

See also

Error and Success Codes

IResourceManager Interface