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NumInputConnections Property
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Leadtools.Multimedia Namespace > TVTuner Class : NumInputConnections Property



Gets the number of TV sources plugged into the tuner filter.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public ReadOnly Property NumInputConnections As Integer
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As TVTuner
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.NumInputConnections
C# 
public int NumInputConnections {get;}
C++/CLI 
public:
property int NumInputConnections {
   int get();
}

Property Value

A value which represents the number of TV inputs

Example

Visual BasicCopy Code
Public _result As Boolean = False
Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm()
Public Sub NumInputConnectionsExample()
   ' reference the forms capture control and tv tuner
   Dim capturectrl As CaptureCtrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

   Try
      ' select the first device with analog in it's name
      ' Replace "Analog" with your video capture device name
      If capturectrl.VideoDevices("Digital") Is Nothing Then
         Throw New Exception("No Digital video devices available!")
      End If

      capturectrl.VideoDevices("Digital").Selected = True

      ' get the TV Tuner device
      Dim tvtuner As TVTuner = capturectrl.TVTuner

      ' Check if TV tuner is valid
      If Not tvtuner Is Nothing Then
         ' connect the first input
         tvtuner.ConnectInput = 0

         ' set the result
         _result = True
      End If
   Catch e1 As Exception
      _result = False
   End Try

   ' we'll loop on the state and pump messages for this example.
   ' but you should not need to if running from a Windows Forms application.
   Do While capturectrl.State = CaptureState.Running
      Application.DoEvents()
   Loop
End Sub
C#Copy Code
public bool _result = false;
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm();
public void NumInputConnectionsExample()
{
   // reference the forms capture control and tv tuner
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

   try
   {
      // select the first device with analog in it's name
      // Replace "Analog" with your video capture device name
      if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["Digital"] == null)
         throw new Exception("No Digital video devices available!");

      capturectrl.VideoDevices["Digital"].Selected = true;

      // get the TV Tuner device
      TVTuner tvtuner = capturectrl.TVTuner;

      // Check if TV tuner is valid
      if (tvtuner != null)
      {
         // connect the first input
         tvtuner.ConnectInput = 0;

         // set the result
         _result = true;
      }
   }
   catch (Exception)
   {
      _result = false;
   }

   // we'll loop on the state and pump messages for this example.
   // but you should not need to if running from a Windows Forms application.
   while (capturectrl.State == CaptureState.Running)
      Application.DoEvents();
}

Remarks

Gets the number of TV sources plugged into the tuner filter. For more detailed information, refer to the Microsoft documentation for IAMTVTuner.get_NumInputConnections.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Server 2008 family, Windows Vista, Windows 7

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