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IAMStreamSelect::Count method (strmif.h)

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[The feature associated with this page, DirectShow, is a legacy feature. It has been superseded by MediaPlayer, IMFMediaEngine, and Audio/Video Capture in Media Foundation. Those features have been optimized for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft strongly recommends that new code use MediaPlayer, IMFMediaEngine and Audio/Video Capture in Media Foundation instead of DirectShow, when possible. Microsoft suggests that existing code that uses the legacy APIs be rewritten to use the new APIs if possible.]

The Count method retrieves the number of available streams.

Syntax

HRESULT Count(
  [out] DWORD *pcStreams
);

Parameters

[out] pcStreams

Receives the number of streams.

Return value

Returns an HRESULT value. Possible values include the following.

Return code Description
S_OK
 Success.
VFW_E_NOT_CONNECTED
 The pins are not connected.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header strmif.h (include Dshow.h)
Library Strmiids.lib

See also

Error and Success Codes

IAMStreamSelect Interface