Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++)

CMemAllocator::SetProperties

Specifies the number of buffers to allocate and the size of each buffer.

Syntax

HRESULT SetProperties(
    ALLOCATOR_PROPERTIES *pRequest,
    ALLOCATOR_PROPERTIES *pActual
);

Parameters

pRequest

Pointer to an ALLOCATOR_PROPERTIES structure that contains the buffer requirements.

pActual

Pointer to an ALLOCATOR_PROPERTIES structure that receives the actual buffer properties.

Return Value

Returns one of the HRESULT values shown in the following table.

Value Description
S_OK Success.
E_POINTER NULL pointer argument.
VFW_E_ALREADY_COMMITTED Cannot change allocated memory while the filter is active.
VFW_E_BADALIGN An invalid alignment was specified.
VFW_E_BUFFERS_OUTSTANDING One or more buffers are still active.

Remarks

This method overrides the CBaseAllocator::SetProperties method.

The buffer alignment, specified by the cbAlign member of the ALLOCATOR_PROPERTIES structure, must be an even power of two.

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