MoInitMediaType function

The MoInitMediaType function initializes a media type structure.

Syntax

HRESULT MoInitMediaType(
  DMO_MEDIA_TYPE *pmt,
  DWORD          cbFormat
);

Parameters

pmt

Pointer to an uninitialized DMO_MEDIA_TYPE structure allocated by the caller.

cbFormat

Number of bytes to allocate for the format block. Can be zero.

Return value

Returns an HRESULT value. Possible values include the following.

Return code Description
E_OUTOFMEMORY
Insufficient memory
E_POINTER
NULL pointer argument
S_OK
Success

Remarks

This function allocates the format block for a DMO_MEDIA_TYPE structure. The format block is allocated on the heap. The allocated memory is not initialized. The caller must free the format block by calling the MoFreeMediaType function.

This function also sets the cbFormat and pbFormat members of the DMO_MEDIA_TYPE structure.

Requirements

   
Target Platform Windows
Header dmort.h (include Dmo.h)
Library Msdmo.lib
DLL Msdmo.dll