CDrawImage.NotifyMediaType method

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The NotifyMediaType method notifies the CDrawImage object of the current media type.

Syntax

void NotifyMediaType(
   CMediaType *pMediaType
);

Parameters

pMediaType

Pointer to a CMediaType object, or NULL to clear the media type.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Remarks

The owning filter should call this method whenever the media type changes. Typically this occurs when the pin first connects, and after a dynamic format change.

The CDrawImage object stores the pMediaType pointer in the m_pMediaType member variable. Therefore, if the caller needs to release the CMediaType object, it should update the CDrawImage object by calling this method again, either with a new pointer or with a NULL value. Otherwise, an error can occur when the CDrawImage object attempts to reference the old pointer.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header
Winutil.h (include Streams.h)
Library
Strmbase.lib (retail builds);
Strmbasd.lib (debug builds)

See also

CDrawImage Class