IAMDeviceRemoval::DeviceInfo method (strmif.h)

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02/22/2024

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The DeviceInfo method retrieves information about the device.

Syntax

HRESULT DeviceInfo(
  [out] CLSID  *pclsidInterfaceClass,
  [out] LPWSTR *pwszSymbolicLink
);

Parameters

[out] pclsidInterfaceClass

Receives a GUID that specifies the device interface class.

[out] pwszSymbolicLink

Receives a pointer to a string that contains the Plug and Play (PnP) device path for the device. The caller must release the string by calling CoTaskMemFree. This parameter can be NULL.

Return value

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

For more information about the device interface classes and device paths, see Device I/O in the Windows SDK documentation.

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