IWMMediaProps::SetMediaType method

The SetMediaType method specifies the media type.

Syntax

HRESULT SetMediaType(
  WM_MEDIA_TYPE *pType
);

Parameters

pType

Pointer to the WM_MEDIA_TYPE structure describing the input, stream, or output.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK
The method succeeded.
E_INVALIDARG
The pType parameter is NULL, cbFormat is 0 or too large, or pbFormat is NULL.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
There is not enough available memory.

Remarks

It is possible to successfully set a media type in this method that will ultimately be rejected as invalid when the profile is set on the writer. For a list of tests that the writer performs on the profile, see IWMWriter::SetProfile.

Requirements

   
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only],Windows Media Format 7 SDK, or later versions of the SDK
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header wmsdkidl.h (include Wmsdk.h)
Library Wmvcore.lib; WMStubDRM.lib (if you use DRM)

See also

IWMMediaProps Interface

IWMMediaProps::GetMediaType