IFileSinkFilter2 interface (strmif.h)

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The IFileSinkFilter2 interface extends the IFileSinkFilter interface. Filters that write media streams to a file implement this interface. A file sink filter in a video capture filter graph, for instance, saves the output of the video compression filter to a file. Typically, the application running this filter graph should allow the user to enter the name of the file to which to save the data. This interface enables you to communicate this information.

IFileSinkFilter2 adds the option to determine whether the file it writes should destroy an existing file of the same name. In the video capture case, do not destroy a file you've already created, because preallocating file space takes valuable time. By default, the new file does not destroy the old one. Otherwise, destroy the original file to make sure the file you author doesn't contain garbage.

Inheritance

The IFileSinkFilter2 interface inherits from IFileSinkFilter. IFileSinkFilter2 also has these types of members:

Methods

The IFileSinkFilter2 interface has these methods.

IFileSinkFilter2::GetMode The GetMode method retrieves whether the file writer destroys the file when it creates the new one.
IFileSinkFilter2::SetMode The SetMode method determines whether the file writer destroys the file when it creates the new one.

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)

See also

IFileSinkFilter

Interfaces