MFRegisterLocalByteStreamHandler function (mfapi.h)

Registers a byte-stream handler in the caller's process.

Syntax

HRESULT MFRegisterLocalByteStreamHandler(
  [in] PCWSTR      szFileExtension,
  [in] PCWSTR      szMimeType,
  [in] IMFActivate *pActivate
);

Parameters

[in] szFileExtension

A string that contains the file name extension for this handler.

[in] szMimeType

A string that contains the MIME type for this handler.

[in] pActivate

A pointer to the IMFActivate interface of an activation object. The caller implements this interface. The IMFActivate::ActivateObject method of the activation object must create a byte-stream handler. The byte-stream handler exposes the IMFByteStreamHandler interface.

Return value

If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

Byte-stream handlers are used in Microsoft Media Foundation during the source resolution process, which creates a media source from a URL. For more information, see Scheme Handlers and Byte-Stream Handlers.

Within a process, local byte-stream handlers take precedence over byte-stream handlers that are registered in the registry. Local byte-stream handlers are not visible to other processes.

Use this function if you want to register a custom byte-stream handler for your application, but do not want the handler available to other applications.

Either szFileExtension or szMimeType can be NULL; at least one must be non-NULL.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	mfapi.h
Library	Mfplat.lib
DLL	Mfplat.dll

See also

Media Foundation Functions

Scheme Handlers and Byte-Stream Handlers