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FriendlyName Property

Summary

Gets the target video format's descriptive name.

Syntax

C++/CLI

public string FriendlyName {get;}

public: 
property String^ FriendlyName { 
   String^ get(); 
}

Property Value

A string value of the target video format's friendly name.

Remarks

The returned name is not unique. However, it is ideal for presenting a descriptive name in user interfaces.

Example

using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.MediaFoundation; 
using LeadtoolsMediaFoundationExamples.Fixtures; 
 
 
public bool _result = false; 
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm(); 
 
public void IndexContainsExample() 
{ 
   // reference the capture control 
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl; 
 
   try 
   { 
      // set an video device first, you should use your video device name here 
      if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"] == null) 
         throw new Exception("No USB video device available"); 
 
      capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"].Selected = true; 
 
      // reference the target formats object 
      TargetFormats formats = capturectrl.TargetFormats; 
 
      // reference the target format object 
      TargetFormat tf = formats[TargetFormatType.MP4]; 
 
      // reference the target video formats object 
      TargetVideoFormats tvformats = tf.VideoFormats; 
 
      // check the index using a name string 
      int i = tvformats.IndexOf("{34363248-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}");// H264 
 
      // get target video format object 
      TargetVideoFormat tvf = tvformats[i]; 
 
      // make sure the target video format object's name equals {34363248-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} 
      if (tvf.Name == "{34363248-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}") 
      { 
         // get target video format friendly name, use it for view propose. 
         string friendlyname = tvf.FriendlyName; 
      } 
      else 
         throw new Exception(); 
 
      // select it 
      tvf.Selected = true; 
 
      // check if the collection contains this format  
      // (it should we just got it with IndexOf above) 
      if (tvformats.Contains(tvf)) 
      { 
         // set the result to what we expect 
         _result = true; 
      } 
   } 
   catch (Exception) 
   { 
      _result = false; 
   } 
}

Requirements

Target Platforms

Reference

TargetVideoFormat Class

TargetVideoFormat Members

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