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CMediaType::SetFormatType

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

Sets the GUID that describes the content of the format block.

Syntax

void SetFormatType(
  const GUID* pformattype 
);

Parameters

  • pformattype
    GUID describing the format type.

Return Value

None.

Remarks

The format GUID describes what can be expected to be found in the variable-length format block. For example, if the format type is FORMAT_VideoInfo, the format block should contain a VIDEOINFOHEADER structure. The creator of this object is responsible for making them consistent.

Requirements

Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.12 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later
Note Microsoft DirectShow applications and DirectShow filters have different include file and Library requirements
For more information, see Setting Up the Build Environment, Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later