IMFPMediaItem::GetObject method (mfplay.h)

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Gets the object that was used to create the media item.

Syntax

HRESULT GetObject(
  [out] IUnknown **ppIUnknown
);

Parameters

[out] ppIUnknown

Receives a pointer to the object's IUnknown interface. The caller must release the interface.

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_NOTFOUND
The media item was created from a URL, not from an object.
MF_E_SHUTDOWN
The IMFPMediaPlayer::Shutdown method was called.

Remarks

The object pointer is set if the application uses IMFPMediaPlayer::CreateMediaItemFromObject to create the media item. Otherwise, GetObject returns MF_E_NOTFOUND.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header mfplay.h

See also

IMFPMediaItem

Using MFPlay for Audio/Video Playback