IMFAttributes::GetUnknown method (mfobjects.h)

Retrieves an interface pointer associated with a key.

Syntax

HRESULT GetUnknown(
  [in]  REFGUID guidKey,
  [in]  REFIID  riid,
  [out] LPVOID  *ppv
);

Parameters

[in] guidKey

GUID that identifies which value to retrieve. The attribute type must be MF_ATTRIBUTE_IUNKNOWN.

[in] riid

Interface identifier (IID) of the interface to retrieve.

[out] ppv

Receives a pointer to the requested 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.
E_NOINTERFACE
The attribute value is an IUnknown pointer but does not support requested interface.
MF_E_ATTRIBUTENOTFOUND
The specified key was not found.
MF_E_INVALIDTYPE
The attribute value is not an IUnknown pointer.

Remarks

This interface is available on the following platforms if the Windows Media Format 11 SDK redistributable components are installed:

  • Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later.
  • Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with KB900325 (Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005) and KB925766 (October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition) installed.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header mfobjects.h (include Mfidl.h)
Library Mfuuid.lib

See also

Attributes and Properties

IMFAttributes

MF_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE