MFCreateSourceReaderFromURL function (mfreadwrite.h)

Creates the source reader from a URL.

Syntax

HRESULT MFCreateSourceReaderFromURL(
  [in]  LPCWSTR         pwszURL,
  [in]  IMFAttributes   *pAttributes,
  [out] IMFSourceReader **ppSourceReader
);

Parameters

[in] pwszURL

The URL of a media file to open.

[in] pAttributes

Pointer to the IMFAttributes interface. You can use this parameter to configure the source reader. For more information, see Source Reader Attributes. This parameter can be NULL.

[out] ppSourceReader

Receives a pointer to the IMFSourceReader interface. The caller must release the interface.

Return value

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

Remarks

Call CoInitialize(Ex) and MFStartup before calling this function.

Internally, the source reader calls the IMFSourceResolver::CreateObjectFromURL method to create a media source from the URL.

This function is available on Windows Vista if Platform Update Supplement for Windows Vista is installed.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7, Windows Vista and Platform Update Supplement for Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	mfreadwrite.h
Library	Mfreadwrite.lib
DLL	Mfreadwrite.dll

See also

Media Foundation Functions

Source Reader