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IMFMetadata::GetProperty method (mfidl.h)

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Gets the value of a metadata property.

Syntax

HRESULT GetProperty(
  [in]  LPCWSTR     pwszName,
  [out] PROPVARIANT *ppvValue
);

Parameters

[in] pwszName

A pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the name of the property. To get the list of property names, call IMFMetadata::GetAllPropertyNames.

[out] ppvValue

Pointer to a PROPVARIANT that receives the value of the property. The PROPVARIANT type depends on the property. For multivalued properties, the PROPVARIANT is a VT_VECTOR type. The caller must free the PROPVARIANT by calling PropVariantClear.

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.
MF_E_PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND
 The requested property was not found.

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 mfidl.h
Library Mfuuid.lib

See also

IMFMetadata

Media Metadata