IWMHeaderInfo::GetAttributeCount method (wmsdkidl.h)

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The GetAttributeCount method returns the number of attributes defined in the header section of the ASF file. This method is replaced by IWMHeaderInfo3::GetAttributeCountEx and IWMHeaderInfo3::GetAttributeIndices, and should no longer be used.

Syntax

HRESULT GetAttributeCount(
  [in]  WORD wStreamNum,
  [out] WORD *pcAttributes
);

Parameters

[in] wStreamNum

WORD containing the stream number. Pass zero for file-level attributes.

[out] pcAttributes

Pointer to a count of the attributes.

Return value

The method returns an HRESULT. Possible values include, but are not limited to, those in the following table.

Return code Description
S_OK
The method succeeded.
NS_E_INVALID_REQUEST
The object is not in a configurable state, or no profile has been set.
E_INVALIDARG
wStreamNum is not a valid stream number, or pcAttributes is NULL.
E_POINTER
pcAttributes is not a valid pointer.
E_UNEXPECTED
The method failed for an unspecified reason.

Remarks

Attributes in MP3 files cannot be specific to a particular stream. For MP3 files, always set the stream number to zero.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only],Windows Media Format 7 SDK, or later versions of the SDK
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header wmsdkidl.h (include Wmsdk.h)
Library Wmvcore.lib; WMStubDRM.lib (if you use DRM)

See also

Attributes

IWMHeaderInfo Interface

IWMHeaderInfo2

IWMHeaderInfo3

IWMHeaderInfo::SetAttribute