| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++) |
This topic applies to Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional only.
The IMSVidDevice interface is the base interface for all the devices and features that the Video Control supports.
In addition to the methods inherited from IDispatch, the IMSVidDevice interface exposes the following methods.
| Method | Description |
| get__Category | Retrieves the category of the device as a GUID. |
| get__ClassID | Retrieves the class identifier (CLSID) of the device as a GUID. |
| get_Category | Retrieves the category of the device as a BSTR. |
| get_ClassID | Retrieves the CLSID of the device as a BSTR. |
| get_Name | Retrieves the friendly name of the device. |
| get_Power | Retrieves the power status of the device. |
| get_Status | Retrieves status information about the device. |
| IsEqualDevice | Queries whether this device and another device represent the same underlying hardware |
| put_Power | Turns the device on or off. |