MFShutdownObject function (mfidl.h)

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02/22/2024

Shuts down a Media Foundation object and releases all resources associated with the object.

This function is a helper function that wraps the IMFShutdown::Shutdown method. The function queries the object for the IMFShutdown interface and, if successful, calls Shutdown on the object.

Syntax

HRESULT MFShutdownObject(
  IUnknown *pUnk
);

Parameters

pUnk

Pointer to the IUnknown interface of the object.

Return value

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

Return code	Description
S_OK	The function succeeded.

Remarks

This function is not related to the MFShutdown function, which shuts down the Media Foundation platform, as described in Initializing Media Foundation.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	mfidl.h
Library	Mf.lib
DLL	Mf.dll