Microsoft DirectX 9.0

MoCreateMediaType

The MoCreateMediaType function allocates a new media type structure.

Syntax

HRESULT MoCreateMediaType(
    DMO_MEDIA_TYPE **ppmt, 
    DWORD cbFormat
);

Parameters

ppmt

Address of a pointer to a DMO_MEDIA_TYPE structure that receives the allocated structure.

cbFormat

Number of bytes to allocate for the format block. Can be zero.

Return Value

Returns an HRESULT value. Possible values include the following.

Result Code Description
E_OUTOFMEMORY Insufficient memory
E_POINTER NULL pointer argument
S_OK Success

Remarks

This function allocates a new DMO_MEDIA_TYPE structure and then initializes it by calling the MoInitMediaType function. The caller must delete the media type structure by calling the MoDeleteMediaType function.

Requirements

Declared in Dmort.h; include Dmo.h.

Link to Msdmo.lib.

See Also