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IFilterMapper2::CreateCategory

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This method adds a new category to the list of filter categories (CLSID_ActiveMovieCategories).

HRESULT CreateCategory(
  REFCLSID clsidCategory,
  DWORD dwCategoryMerit,
  LPCWSTR Description
);

Parameters

  • clsidCategory
    [in] Name of the new filter category.
  • dwCategoryMerit
    [in] Merit value of the category. Categories with higher merit are enumerated first.
  • Description
    [in] Descriptive name for the category.

Return Values

Returns S_OK on success; HRESULT_FROM_WIN32 on failure.

Remarks

The graph builder initially skips all categories with merit less than DO_NOT_USE to speed up the IGraphBuilder::RenderFile method. Categories of filters that should not be considered for playback should be marked DO_NOT_USE.

A filter can appear in one or more categories (for example, Video Compressors) to restrict the search space.

Requirements

DirectShow applications and DirectShow filters have different include file and link library requirements. See Setting Up the Build Environment for more information.

OS Versions: Windows CE 2.12 and later. Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later.

See Also

IFilterMapper2 Interface

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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