IWICMetadataBlockReader::GetReaderByIndex method (wincodecsdk.h)

Retrieves an IWICMetadataReader for a specified top level metadata block.

Syntax

HRESULT GetReaderByIndex(
  [in]  UINT               nIndex,
  [out] IWICMetadataReader **ppIMetadataReader
);

Parameters

[in] nIndex

Type: UINT

The index of the desired top level metadata block to retrieve.

[out] ppIMetadataReader

Type: IWICMetadataReader**

When this method returns, contains a pointer to the IWICMetadataReader specified by nIndex.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header wincodecsdk.h
Library Windowscodecs.lib
DLL Windowscodecs.dll

See also

Conceptual

How to Write a WIC-Enabled CODEC

IWICMetadataBlockReader

Other Resources

Overview of Reading and Writing Image Metadata

WIC Metadata Overview

Windows Imaging Component Overview