ISampleGrabber::GetConnectedMediaType method

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Note

[Deprecated. This API may be removed from future releases of Windows.]

 

The GetConnectedMediaType method retrieves the media type for the connection on the input pin of the Sample Grabber.

Syntax

HRESULT GetConnectedMediaType(
   AM_MEDIA_TYPE *pType
);

Parameters

pType

Pointer to an AM_MEDIA_TYPE structure allocated by the caller.

Return value

Returns one of the following values.

Return code Description
E_POINTER
NULL pointer argument.
S_OK
Success.
VFW_E_NOT_CONNECTED
The filter is not connected.

 

Remarks

This method copies the media type into the AM_MEDIA_TYPE structure specified by pType. The caller must free the format block of the media type. You can use the CoTaskMemFree function, or the FreeMediaType function in the base-class library.

Note

The header file Qedit.h is not compatible with Direct3D headers later than version 7.

 

Note

To obtain Qedit.h, download the Microsoft Windows SDK Update for Windows Vista and .NET Framework 3.0. Qedit.h is not available in the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1.

 

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header
Qedit.h
Library
Strmiids.lib

See also

Using the Sample Grabber

ISampleGrabber Interface