Media Foundation Interfaces

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Topic	Description
IAdvancedMediaCapture	Enables advanced media capture.
IAdvancedMediaCaptureInitializationSettings	Provides initialization settings for advanced media capture.
IAdvancedMediaCaptureSettings	Provides settings for advanced media capture.
IDirect3DDeviceManager9	Enables two threads to share the same Direct3D 9 device, and provides access to the DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) features of the device.
IDirectXVideoAccelerationService	Provides DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) services from a Direct3D device.
IDirectXVideoDecoder	Represents a DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) video decoder device.
IDirectXVideoDecoderService	Provides access to DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) decoder services.
IDirectXVideoMemoryConfiguration	Sets the type of video memory for uncompressed video surfaces.
IDirectXVideoProcessor	Represents a DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) video processor device.
IDirectXVideoProcessorService	Provides access to DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) video processing services.
IEVRFilterConfig	Sets the number of input pins on the DirectShow Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR) filter.
IEVRFilterConfigEx	Configures the DirectShow Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR) filter.
IEVRTrustedVideoPlugin	Enables a plug-in component for the enhanced video renderer (EVR) to work with protected media.
IEVRVideoStreamControl	This interface is not supported.
IMF2DBuffer	Represents a buffer that contains a two-dimensional surface, such as a video frame.
IMF2DBuffer2	Represents a buffer that contains a two-dimensional surface, such as a video frame.
IMFActivate	Enables the application to defer the creation of an object.
IMFASFContentInfo	Provides methods to work with the header section of files conforming to the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) specification.
IMFASFIndexer	Provides methods to work with indexes in Systems Format (ASF) files.
IMFASFMultiplexer	Provides methods to create Advanced Systems Format (ASF) data packets.
IMFASFMutualExclusion	Configures an Advanced Systems Format (ASF) mutual exclusion object, which manages information about a group of streams in an ASF profile that are mutually exclusive.
IMFASFProfile	Manages an Advanced Systems Format (ASF) profile.
IMFASFSplitter	Provides methods to read data from an Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file.
IMFASFStreamConfig	Configures the settings of a stream in an ASF file.
IMFASFStreamPrioritization	Not implemented.
IMFASFStreamSelector	Selects streams in an Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file, based on the mutual exclusion information in the ASF header.
IMFAsyncCallback	Callback interface to notify the application when an asynchronous method completes.
IMFAsyncCallbackLogging	Provides logging information about the parent object the async callback is associated with.
IMFAsyncResult	Provides information about the result of an asynchronous operation.
IMFAttributes	Provides a generic way to store key/value pairs on an object.
IMFAudioMediaType	IMFAudioMediaType is no longer available for use as of Windows 7.
IMFAudioPolicy	Configures the audio session that is associated with the streaming audio renderer (SAR).
IMFAudioStreamVolume	Controls the volume levels of individual audio channels.
IMFBufferListNotify	Enables IMFSourceBufferList object to notify its clients of important state changes.
IMFByteStream	Represents a byte stream from some data source, which might be a local file, a network file, or some other source.
IMFByteStreamBuffering	Controls how a byte stream buffers data from a network.
IMFByteStreamCacheControl	Controls how a network byte stream transfers data to a local cache.
IMFByteStreamCacheControl2	Controls how a network byte stream transfers data to a local cache.
IMFByteStreamHandler	Creates a media source from a byte stream.
IMFByteStreamProxyClassFactory	Creates a proxy to a byte stream.
IMFByteStreamTimeSeek	Seeks a byte stream by time position.
IMFCaptureEngine	Controls one or more capture devices.
IMFCaptureEngineClassFactory	Creates an instance of the capture engine.
IMFCaptureEngineOnEventCallback	Callback interface for receiving events from the capture engine.
IMFCaptureEngineOnSampleCallback	Callback interface to receive data from the capture engine.
IMFCaptureEngineOnSampleCallback2	Extensions for the IMFCaptureEngineOnSampleCallback callback interface that is used to receive data from the capture engine.
IMFCapturePhotoSink	Controls the photo sink.
IMFCapturePreviewSink	Controls the preview sink.
IMFCaptureRecordSink	Controls the recording sink.
IMFCaptureSink	Controls a capture sink, which is an object that receives one or more streams from a capture device.
IMFCaptureSink2	Extends the IMFCaptureSink interface to provide functionality for dynamically setting the output media type of the record sink or preview sink.
IMFCaptureSource	Controls the capture source object. The capture source manages the audio and video capture devices.
IMFCdmSuspendNotify	Used to enable the client to notify the Content Decryption Module (CDM) when global resources should be brought into a consistent state prior to suspending.
IMFClock	Provides timing information from a clock in Microsoft Media Foundation.
IMFClockConsumer	Implemented by an app in order to get access to the IMFPresentationClock.
IMFClockStateSink	Receives state-change notifications from the presentation clock.
IMFCollection	Represents a generic collection of IUnknown pointers.
IMFContentDecryptorContext	Allows a decryptor to manage hardware keys and decrypt hardware samples.
IMFContentEnabler	Implements one step that must be performed for the user to access media content.
IMFContentProtectionDevice	Allows a decryptor to communicate with the security processor that implements the hardware decryption for a protection system.
IMFContentProtectionManager	Enables playback of protected content by providing the application with a pointer to a content enabler object.
IMFDesiredSample	Enables the presenter for the enhanced video renderer (EVR) to request a specific frame from the video mixer.
IMFDLNASinkInit	Initializes the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) media sink.
IMFDRMNetHelper	Configures Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) for Network Devices on a network sink.
IMFDXGIBuffer	Represents a buffer that contains a Microsoft DirectX Graphics Infrastructure (DXGI) surface.
IMFDXGIDeviceManager	Enables two threads to share the same Microsoft Direct3D 11 device.
IMFDXGIDeviceManagerSource	Provides functionality for getting the IMFDXGIDeviceManager from the Media Foundation video rendering sink.
IMFFieldOfUseMFTUnlock	Enables an application to use a Media Foundation transform (MFT) that has restrictions on its use.
IMFFinalizableMediaSink	Optionally supported by media sinks to perform required tasks before shutdown.
IMFGetService	Queries an object for a specified service interface.
IMFHttpDownloadRequest	Applications implement this interface to override the default implementation of the HTTP and HTTPS protocols used by Microsoft Media Foundation. Applications provide the IMFHttpDownloadRequest interface to Media Foundation through the CreateRequest method on the IMFHttpDownloadSession interface.
IMFHttpDownloadSession	Applications implement this interface to override the default implementation of the HTTP and HTTPS protocols used by Microsoft Media Foundation. Applications provide the IMFHttpDownloadSession interface to Media Foundation through the CreateHttpDownloadSession method on the IMFHttpDownloadSessionProvider interface. Microsoft Media Foundation uses this interface to perform a “streaming”, or “progressive”, download of a resource identified by a HTTP or HTTPS URL. Multiple HTTP requests may be sent to download the resource. The IMFHttpDownloadSession interface is used to create these individual HTTP requests.
IMFHttpDownloadSessionProvider	Applications implement this interface in order to provide custom a custom HTTP or HTTPS download implementation. Use the IMFSourceResolver interface to register the provider. For more information, see Using the Source Resolver. Once registered, the Microsoft Media Foundation will invoke the CreateHttpDownloadSession method of the provider implementation to open HTTP or HTTPS URLs instead of using the default implementation.
IMFImageSharingEngine	Enables image sharing.
IMFImageSharingEngineClassFactory	Creates an instance of the IMFImageSharingEngine.
IMFInputTrustAuthority	Enables other components in the protected media path (PMP) to use the input protection system provided by an input trust authorities (ITA).
IMFLocalMFTRegistration	Registers Media Foundation transforms (MFTs) in the caller's process.
IMFMediaBuffer	Represents a block of memory that contains media data.
IMFMediaEngine	Enables an application to play audio or video files.
IMFMediaEngineClassFactory	Creates an instance of the Media Engine.
IMFMediaEngineClassFactory2	Creates an instance of the IMFMediaKeys object.
IMFMediaEngineClassFactoryEx	Extension for the IMFMediaEngineClassFactory interface.
IMFMediaEngineEME	Implemented by the media engine to add encrypted media extensions methods.
IMFMediaEngineEx	Extends the IMFMediaEngine interface.
IMFMediaEngineExtension	Enables an application to load media resources in the Media Engine.
IMFMediaEngineNeedKeyNotify	Represents a callback to the media engine to notify key request data.
IMFMediaEngineNotify	Callback interface for the IMFMediaEngine interface.
IMFMediaEngineOPMInfo	Provides methods for getting information about the Output Protection Manager (OPM).
IMFMediaEngineProtectedContent	Enables the Media Engine to play protected video content.
IMFMediaEngineSrcElements	Provides the Media Engine with a list of media resources.
IMFMediaEngineSrcElementsEx	Extends the IMFMediaEngineSrcElements interface to provide additional capabilities.
IMFMediaEngineSupportsSourceTransfer	Enables the media source to be transferred between the media engine and the sharing engine for Play To.
IMFMediaEngineWebSupport	Enables playback of web audio.
IMFMediaError	Provides the current error status for the Media Engine.
IMFMediaEvent	Represents an event generated by a Media Foundation object. Use this interface to get information about the event.
IMFMediaEventGenerator	Retrieves events from any Media Foundation object that generates events.
IMFMediaEventQueue	Provides an event queue for applications that need to implement the IMFMediaEventGenerator interface.
IMFMediaKeys	Represents a media keys used for decrypting media data using a Digital Rights Management (DRM) key system.
IMFMediaKeySession	Represents a session with the Digital Rights Management (DRM) key system.
IMFMediaKeySessionNotify	Provides a mechanism for notifying the app about information regarding the media key session.
IMFMediaSession	Provides playback controls for protected and unprotected content.
IMFMediaSharingEngine	Enables media sharing.
IMFMediaSharingEngineClassFactory	Creates an instance of the IMFMediaSharingEngine.
IMFMediaSink	Implemented by media sink objects.
IMFMediaSinkPreroll	Enables a media sink to receive samples before the presentation clock is started.
IMFMediaSource	Implemented by media source objects.
IMFMediaSourceEx	Extends the IMFMediaSource interface to provide additional capabilities for a media source.
IMFMediaSourceExtension	Provides functionality for the Media Source Extension (MSE).
IMFMediaSourceExtensionNotify	Provides functionality for raising events associated with IMFMediaSourceExtension.
IMFMediaSourcePresentationProvider	Provides notifications to the sequencer source.
IMFMediaSourceTopologyProvider	Enables an application to get a topology from the sequencer source.
IMFMediaStream	Represents one stream in a media source.
IMFMediaStreamSourceSampleRequest	Represents a request for a sample from a MediaStreamSource.
IMFMediaTimeRange	Represents a list of time ranges, where each range is defined by a start and end time.
IMFMediaType	Represents a description of a media format.
IMFMediaTypeHandler	Gets and sets media types on an object, such as a media source or media sink.
IMFMetadata	Manages metadata for an object.
IMFMetadataProvider	Gets metadata from a media source or other object.
IMFMuxStreamAttributesManager	Provides access to the IMFAttributes of the substreams of a multiplexed media source.
IMFMuxStreamSampleManager	Provides the ability to retrieve IMFSample objects for individual substreams within the output of a multiplexed media source.
IMFMuxStreamMediaTypeManager	Enables the management of stream configurations for a multiplexed media source. A stream configuration defines a set of substreams that can be included the multiplexed output.
IMFNetCredential	Sets and retrieves user-name and password information for authentication purposes.
IMFNetCredentialCache	Gets credentials from the credential cache.
IMFNetCredentialManager	Implemented by applications to provide user credentials for a network source.
IMFNetCrossOriginSupport	Implemented by clients that want to enforce a cross origin policy for HTML5 media downloads.
IMFNetProxyLocator	Determines the proxy to use when connecting to a server.
IMFNetProxyLocatorFactory	Creates a proxy locator object, which determines the proxy to use.
IMFNetResourceFilter	Notifies the application when a byte stream requests a URL, and enables the application to block URL redirection.
IMFNetSchemeHandlerConfig	Configures a network scheme plug-in.
IMFObjectReferenceStream	Marshals an interface pointer to and from a stream. Stream objects that support IStream can expose this interface to provide custom marshaling for interface pointers.
IMFOutputPolicy	Encapsulates a usage policy from an input trust authority (ITA).
IMFOutputSchema	Encapsulates information about an output protection system and its corresponding configuration data.
IMFOutputTrustAuthority	Encapsulates the functionality of one or more output protection systems that a trusted output supports.
IMFPluginControl	Controls how media sources and transforms are enumerated in Media Foundation.
IMFPluginControl2	Controls how media sources and transforms are enumerated in Media Foundation.
IMFPMediaItem	Represents a media item. (Deprecated.)
IMFPMediaPlayer	Contains methods to play media files. (Deprecated.)
IMFPMediaPlayerCallback	Callback interface for the IMFPMediaPlayer interface.
IMFPMPClient	Enables a media source to receive a pointer to the IMFPMPHost interface.
IMFPMPClientApp	Provides a mechanism for a media source to implement content protection functionality in a Windows Store apps.
IMFPMPHost	Enables a media source in the application process to create objects in the protected media path (PMP) process.
IMFPMPHostApp	Allows a media source to create a Windows Runtime object in the Protected Media Path (PMP) process.
IMFPMPServer	Enables two instances of the Media Session to share the same protected media path (PMP) process.
IMFPresentationClock	Represents a presentation clock, which is used to schedule when samples are rendered and to synchronize multiple streams.
IMFPresentationDescriptor	Describes the details of a presentation. A presentation is a set of related media streams that share a common presentation time.
IMFPresentationTimeSource	Provides the clock times for the presentation clock.
IMFProtectedEnvironmentAccess	Provides a method that allows content protection systems to perform a handshake with the protected environment. This is needed because the CreateFile and DeviceIoControl APIs are not available to Windows Store apps.
IMFQualityAdvise	Enables the quality manager to adjust the audio or video quality of a component in the pipeline.
IMFQualityAdvise2	Enables a pipeline object to adjust its own audio or video quality, in response to quality messages.
IMFQualityAdviseLimits	Queries an object for the number of quality modes it supports.
IMFQualityManager	Adjusts playback quality. This interface is exposed by the quality manager.
IMFRateControl	Gets or sets the playback rate.
IMFRateSupport	Queries the range of playback rates that are supported, including reverse playback.
IMFReadWriteClassFactory	Creates an instance of either the sink writer or the source reader.
IMFRealTimeClient	Notifies a pipeline object to register itself with the Multimedia Class Scheduler Service (MMCSS).
IMFRealTimeClientEx	Notifies a pipeline object to register itself with the Multimedia Class Scheduler Service (MMCSS).
IMFRemoteAsyncCallback	Used by the Media Foundation proxy/stub DLL to marshal certain asynchronous method calls across process boundaries. Applications do not use or implement this interface.
IMFRemoteDesktopPlugin	Modifies a topology for use in a Terminal Services environment.
IMFRemoteProxy	Exposed by objects that act as a proxy for a remote object.
IMFSAMIStyle	Sets and retrieves Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) styles on the SAMI Media Source.
IMFSample	Represents a media sample, which is a container object for media data.
IMFSampleGrabberSinkCallback	Callback interface to get media data from the sample-grabber sink.
IMFSampleGrabberSinkCallback2	Extends the IMFSampleGrabberSinkCallback interface.
IMFSampleOutputStream	Writes media samples to a byte stream.
IMFSampleProtection	Provides encryption for media data inside the protected media path (PMP).
IMFSaveJob	Persists media data from a source byte stream to an application-provided byte stream.
IMFSchemeHandler	Creates a media source or a byte stream from a URL.
IMFSecureChannel	Establishes a one-way secure channel between two objects.
IMFSeekInfo	For a particular seek position, gets the two nearest key frames.
IMFSensorActivitiesReport	Provides access to IMFSensorActivityReport objects that describe the current activity of a sensor.
IMFSensorActivitiesReportCallback	Interface implemented by the client to receive callbacks when sensor activity reports are available.
IMFSensorActivityMonitor	Provides methods for controlling a sensor activity monitor.
IMFSensorActivityReport	Represents an activity report for a sensor.
IMFSensorDevice	Represents a sensor device that can belong to a sensor group, which is represented by the IMFSensorGroup interface. The term "device" in this context could refer to a physical device, a custom media source, or a frame provider.
IMFSensorGroup	Represents a group of sensor devices from which an IMFMediaSource can be created. The term "device" in this context could refer to a physical device, a custom media source, or a frame provider. A sensor group may actually contain multiple sensor devices, or it could contain only a single device, but it still behaves as a sensor group.
IMFSensorProcessActivity	Represents the activity of a process associated with a sensor.
IMFSensorProfileCollection	Contains a collection of media foundation sensor profile objects.
IMFSensorProfile	Describes a media foundation sensor profile.
IMFSensorStream
IMFSensorTransformFactory	The interface implemented by sensor transforms to allow the media pipeline to query requirements of the sensor transform and to create a runtime instance of the sensor transform.
IMFSequencerSource	Implemented by the Sequencer Source.
IMFSharingEngineClassFactory	Creates an instance of the media sharing engine.
IMFShutdown	Exposed by some Media Foundation objects that must be explicitly shut down.
IMFSignedLibrary	Provides a method that allows content protection systems to get the procedure address of a function in the signed library. This method provides the same functionality as GetProcAddress which is not available to Windows Store apps.
IMFSimpleAudioVolume	Controls the master volume level of the audio session associated with the streaming audio renderer (SAR) and the audio capture source.
IMFSinkWriter	Implemented by the Media Foundation sink writer object.
IMFSinkWriterCallback	Callback interface for the Media Foundation sink writer.
IMFSinkWriterCallback2	Extends the IMFSinkWriterCallback interface.
IMFSinkWriterEncoderConfig	Provides additional functionality on the sink writer for dynamically changing the media type and encoder configuration.
IMFSinkWriterEx	Extends the IMFSinkWriter interface.
IMFSourceBuffer	Represents a buffer which contains media data for a IMFMediaSourceExtension.
IMFSourceBufferList	Represents a collection of IMFSourceBuffer objects.
IMFSourceBufferNotify	Provides functionality for raising events associated with IMFSourceBuffer.
IMFSourceOpenMonitor	Callback interface to receive notifications from a network source on the progress of an asynchronous open operation.
IMFSourceReader	Implemented by the Media Foundation source reader object.
IMFSourceReaderCallback	Callback interface for the Media Foundation source reader.
IMFSourceReaderCallback2	Extends the IMFSourceReaderCallback interface.
IMFSourceReaderEx	Extends the IMFSourceReader interface.
IMFSourceResolver	Creates a media source from a URL or a byte stream.
IMFSpatialAudioObjectBuffer	Represents a section of audio data with associated positional and rendering metadata. Spatial audio objects are stored in IMFSpatialAudioSample instances, and allow passing of spatial audio information between Media Foundation components.
IMFSpatialAudioSample	Represents a multimedia sample with spatial sound information. Every IMFSpatialAudioSample contains one or more IMFSpatialAudioObjectBuffer objects.
IMFSSLCertificateManager	Implemented by a client and called by Media Foundation to get the client Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate requested by the server.
IMFStreamDescriptor	Gets information about one stream in a media source.
IMFStreamingSinkConfig	Passes configuration information to the media sinks that are used for streaming the content.
IMFStreamSink	Represents a stream on a media sink object.
IMFSystemId	Provides a method that retireves system id data.
IMFTimecodeTranslate	Converts between Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) time codes and 100-nanosecond time units.
IMFTimedText	A timed-text object represents a component of timed text.
IMFTimedTextBinary	Represents the data content of a timed-text object.
IMFTimedTextCue	Represents the timed-text-cue object.
IMFTimedTextFormattedText	Represents a block of formatted timed-text.
IMFTimedTextNotify	Interface that defines callbacks for Media Foundation Timed Text notifications.
IMFTimedTextRegion	Represents the display region of a timed-text object.
IMFTimedTextStyle	Represents the style for timed text.
IMFTimedTextTrack	Represents a track of timed text.
IMFTimedTextTrackList	Represents a list of timed-text tracks.
IMFTimer	Provides a timer that invokes a callback at a specified time.
IMFTopoLoader	Converts a partial topology into a full topology.
IMFTopology	Represents a topology. A topology describes a collection of media sources, sinks, and transforms that are connected in a certain order.
IMFTopologyNode	Represents a node in a topology.
IMFTopologyNodeAttributeEditor	Updates the attributes of one or more nodes in the Media Session's current topology.
IMFTopologyServiceLookup	Enables a custom video mixer or video presenter to get interface pointers from the Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR).
IMFTopologyServiceLookupClient	Initializes a video mixer or presenter.
IMFTrackedSample	Tracks the reference counts on a video media sample.
IMFTranscodeProfile	Implemented by the transcode profile object.
IMFTranscodeSinkInfoProvider	Implemented by the transcode sink activation object.
IMFTransform	Implemented by all Media Foundation Transforms (MFTs).
IMFTrustedInput	Implemented by components that provide input trust authorities (ITAs). This interface is used to get the ITA for each of the component's streams.
IMFTrustedOutput	Implemented by components that provide output trust authorities (OTAs).
IMFVideoDeviceID	Returns the device identifier supported by a video renderer component.
IMFVideoDisplayControl	Controls how the Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR) displays video.
IMFVideoMediaType	Represents a description of a video format.
IMFVideoMixerBitmap	Alpha-blends a static bitmap image with the video displayed by the Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR).
IMFVideoMixerControl	Controls how the Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR) mixes video substreams.
IMFVideoMixerControl2	Controls preferences for video deinterlacing.
IMFVideoPositionMapper	Maps a position on an input video stream to the corresponding position on an output video stream.
IMFVideoPresenter	Represents a video presenter. A video presenter is an object that receives video frames, typically from a video mixer, and presents them in some way, typically by rendering them to the display.
IMFVideoProcessor	Controls video processing in the Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR).
IMFVideoProcessorControl	Configures the Video Processor MFT.
IMFVideoProcessorControl2	Configures the Video Processor MFT.
IMFVideoRenderer	Sets a new mixer or presenter for the Enhanced Video Renderer (EVR).
IMFVideoSampleAllocator	Allocates video samples for a video media sink.
IMFVideoSampleAllocatorCallback	Enables an application to track video samples allocated by the enhanced video renderer (EVR).
IMFVideoSampleAllocatorEx	Allocates video samples that contain Direct3D 11 texture surfaces.
IMFVideoSampleAllocatorNotify	The callback for the IMFVideoSampleAllocatorCallback interface.
IMFVideoSampleAllocatorNotifyEx	The callback for the IMFVideoSampleAllocatorCallback interface.
IMFWorkQueueServices	Controls the work queues created by the Media Session.
IMFWorkQueueServicesEx	Extends the IMFWorkQueueServices interface.
IPlayToControl	Enables the PlayToConnection object to connect to a media element.
IPlayToControlWithCapabilities	Provides functionality for the IPlayToSource to determine the capabilities of the content.
IPlayToSourceClassFactory	Creates an instance of the PlayToSource object.
IWMCodecLeakyBucket	Configures the "leaky bucket" parameters on a video encoder.
IWMCodecOutputTimestamp	Gets the time stamp of the next video frame to be decoded.
IWMCodecPrivateData	Gets the private codec data that must be appended to the output media type. This codec data is required for properly decoding Windows Media Video content.
IWMCodecProps	Provides methods that retrieve format-specific codec properties.
IWMCodecStrings	Retrieves names and descriptive strings for codecs and formats.
IWMColorConvProps	Sets properties on the color converter DSP.
IWMResamplerProps	Sets properties on the audio resampler DSP.
IWMResizerProps	Sets properties on the video resizer DSP.
IWMSampleExtensionSupport	Configures codec support for sample extensions.
IWMVideoDecoderHurryup	Controls the speed of the video decoder.
IWMVideoDecoderReconBuffer	Note: This interface is obsolete and should not be used. Manages reconstructed video frames.
IWMVideoForceKeyFrame	Forces the encoder to encode the current frame as a key frame.

 

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