IMFPresentationDescriptor::GetStreamDescriptorByIndex method (mfidl.h)

Retrieves a stream descriptor for a stream in the presentation. The stream descriptor contains information about the stream.

Syntax

HRESULT GetStreamDescriptorByIndex(
  [in]  DWORD               dwIndex,
  [out] BOOL                *pfSelected,
  [out] IMFStreamDescriptor **ppDescriptor
);

Parameters

[in] dwIndex

Zero-based index of the stream. To find the number of streams in the presentation, call the IMFPresentationDescriptor::GetStreamDescriptorCount method.

[out] pfSelected

Receives a Boolean value. The value is TRUE if the stream is currently selected, or FALSE if the stream is currently deselected. If a stream is selected, the media source generates data for that stream when IMFMediaSource::Start is called. The media source will not generated data for deselected streams. To select a stream, call IMFPresentationDescriptor::SelectStream.To deselect a stream, call IMFPresentationDescriptor::DeselectStream.

[out] ppDescriptor

Receives a pointer to the stream descriptor's IMFStreamDescriptor interface. The caller must release the interface.

Return value

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

Remarks

This interface is available on the following platforms if the Windows Media Format 11 SDK redistributable components are installed:

• Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later.
• Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with KB900325 (Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005) and KB925766 (October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition) installed.

Requirements

See also

IMFPresentationDescriptor

Presentation Descriptors