IMFByteStream interface (mfobjects.h)
Represents a byte stream from some data source, which might be a local file, a network file, or some other source. The IMFByteStream interface supports the typical stream operations, such as reading, writing, and seeking.
Inheritance
The IMFByteStream interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IMFByteStream also has these types of members:
Methods
The IMFByteStream interface has these methods.
| IMFByteStream::BeginRead Begins an asynchronous read operation from the stream. |
| IMFByteStream::BeginWrite Begins an asynchronous write operation to the stream. |
| IMFByteStream::Close Closes the stream and releases any resources associated with the stream, such as sockets or file handles. This method also cancels any pending asynchronous I/O requests. |
| IMFByteStream::EndRead Completes an asynchronous read operation. |
| IMFByteStream::EndWrite Completes an asynchronous write operation. |
| IMFByteStream::Flush Clears any internal buffers used by the stream. If you are writing to the stream, the buffered data is written to the underlying file or device. |
| IMFByteStream::GetCapabilities Retrieves the characteristics of the byte stream. |
| IMFByteStream::GetCurrentPosition Retrieves the current read or write position in the stream. |
| IMFByteStream::GetLength Retrieves the length of the stream. |
| IMFByteStream::IsEndOfStream Queries whether the current position has reached the end of the stream. |
| IMFByteStream::Read Reads data from the stream. |
| IMFByteStream::Seek Moves the current position in the stream by a specified offset. |
| IMFByteStream::SetCurrentPosition Sets the current read or write position. |
| IMFByteStream::SetLength Sets the length of the stream. |
| IMFByteStream::Write Writes data to the stream. |
Remarks
The following functions return IMFByteStream pointers for local files:
A byte stream for a media source can be opened with read access. A byte stream for an archive media sink should be opened with both read and write access. (Read access may be required, because the archive sink might need to read portions of the file as it writes.)Some implementations of this interface also expose one or more of the following interfaces:
This interface is available on the following platforms if the Windows Media Format 11 SDK redistributable components are installed:- Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later.
- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with KB900325 (Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005) and KB925766 (October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition) installed.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | mfobjects.h (include Mfidl.h) |