CheckVideoInfo2Type function

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The CheckVideoInfo2Type function checks a media type that contains a VIDEOINFOHEADER2 format structure for certain common errors that can cause buffer overruns or integer overflows.

Note

This function does not guarantee that the media type is valid or that code using the structure is secure.

Syntax

HRESULT CheckVideoInfo2Type(
   const AM_MEDIA_TYPE *pmt
);

Parameters

pmt

Pointer to the AM_MEDIA_TYPE structure to validate.

Return value

Returns one of the following HRESULT values.

Return code Description
S_OK
Success
E_POINTER
NULL pointer value
VFW_E_TYPE_NOT_ACCEPTED
Invalid media type

Remarks

This function calls ValidateBitmapInfoHeader to validate the BITMAPINFOHEADER structure in the media type. If the format type is not FORMAT_VideoInfo2, the function returns VFW_E_TYPE_NOT_ACCEPTED.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header
Checkbmi.h

See also

Video and Image Functions