IltmmDevice::get_Name

#include "ltmm.h"

C Syntax

HRESULT IltmmDevice__get_Name(pDevice, pVal)

C++ Syntax

HRESULT get_Name(pVal)

 

IltmmDevice *pDevice;

/* pointer to an interface */

BSTR * pVal;

/* pointer to a string */

Retrieves the device’s unique name.

Parameter

Description

pDevice

Pointer to an IltmmDevice interface.

pVal

Pointer to a character string containing the device’s name.

Returns

S_OK

The function was successful.

<> S_OK

An error occurred. Refer to the Error Codes or the HRESULT error codes in the DirectShow documentation.

Comments

The returned string can be used to uniquely identify a device. A program can save this value to persistent storage and used later with the ltmmDevices::Find function to restore the device selection.

If the method succeeds, the caller must free the returned BSTR by calling the SysFreeString function.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTMM

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Win32, x64

See Also

Elements:

IltmmDevice::get_FriendlyName, ltmmDevices::Find

Topics:

Multimedia Function Group

Example

For an example, refer to Selecting ltmmCapture Object Devices for C.

For an example, refer to Selecting ltmmCapture Object Devices for C++.