IMFAttributes::GetAllocatedString method (mfobjects.h)

Gets a wide-character string associated with a key. This method allocates the memory for the string.

Syntax

HRESULT GetAllocatedString(
  [in]  REFGUID guidKey,
  [out] LPWSTR  *ppwszValue,
  [out] UINT32  *pcchLength
);

Parameters

[in] guidKey

A GUID that identifies which value to retrieve. The attribute type must be MF_ATTRIBUTE_STRING.

[out] ppwszValue

If the key is found and the value is a string type, this parameter receives a copy of the string. The caller must free the memory for the string by calling CoTaskMemFree.

[out] pcchLength

Receives the number of characters in the string, excluding the terminating NULL character. This parameter must not be NULL.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Remarks

To copy a string value into a caller-allocated buffer, use the IMFAttributes::GetString method.

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

Attributes and Properties

IMFAttributes

MF_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE