Microsoft DirectX 9.0

IRenderEngine::GetVendorString

The GetVendorString method retrieves the name of the vendor. For the render engine objects that are provided by DirectShow, the vendor string is "Microsoft Corporation".

Syntax

HRESULT GetVendorString(
    BSTR *pVendorID
);

Parameters

pVendorID

[out, retval] Pointer to a variable that receives a BSTR containing the vendor string.

Return Value

Returns an HRESULT value. Possible values include the following.

Value Description
E_NOTIMPL Not implemented
E_OUTOFMEMORY Insufficient memory
E_POINTER NULL pointer argument
S_OK Success

Remarks

The method allocates memory for the string. The application must call SysFreeString to free the memory.

Requirements

Header: Include Qedit.h. This header file is not compatible with Microsoft® Direct3D® headers later than version 7.

Library: Use strmiids.lib.

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