Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++)

CBaseBasicVideo::GetTypeInfo

The GetTypeInfo method retrieves a type-information object, which can retrieve the type information for an interface.

Syntax

HRESULT GetTypeInfo(
  UINT itinfo,
  LCID lcid,
  ITypeInfo **pptinfo
);

Parameters

itinfo

Type information to return. Pass zero to retrieve type information for the IDispatch implementation.

lcid

Locale ID for the type information. For classes that support localized member names, an object might be able to return different type information for different languages. For classes that do not support localized member names, this parameter can be ignored.

pptinfo

Address of a pointer to the type-information object requested.

Return Value

Returns an E_POINTER if pptinfo is invalid. Returns TYPE_E_ELEMENTNOTFOUND if itinfo is not zero. Returns S_OK if is successful. Otherwise, returns an HRESULT from one of the calls to retrieve the type. The HRESULT indicates the error and can be one of the following standard constants, or other values not listed.

Value Description
E_FAIL Failure.
E_POINTER Null pointer argument.
E_INVALIDARG Invalid argument.

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