Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++)

IPinInfo::get_PinID

The get_PinID method retrieves the pin identifier.

Syntax

HRESULT get_PinID(
  BSTR *strPinID
);

Parameters

strPinID

[out, retval] Pointer to the pin identifier string.

Return Value

Returns an HRESULT value.

Remarks

The returned strPinID string can be passed to IFilterInfo::FindPin. This is often the same as the name of the pin, but might be some other value. This identifier can be written to persistent storage and used later to identify the same pin in a different instance of the filter.

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