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GstElementFactory

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Create GstElements from a factory

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<para>
GstElementFactory is used to create instances of elements. A GstElementfactory
can be added to a #GstPlugin as it is also a #GstPluginFeature.
</para>
<para>
Use gst_elementfactory_new() to create a new factory which can be added to a plugin 
with gst_plugin_add_feature().
</para>
<para>
gst_elementfactory_get_list() is used to get a list of all available factories in
the plugin repository.
</para>
<para>
gst_elementfactory_add_padtemplate() is used to add a padtemplate to the factory.
This function will enable the application to query for elementfactories that handle
a specific media type.
</para>
<para>
Use the gst_elementfactory_find() and gst_elementfactory_create() functions
to create element instances or use gst_elementfactory_make() as a convenient 
shortcut.
</para>
<para>
The following code example shows you how to create a GstDiskSrc element.
</para>

<para>
  <programlisting role="C">
  #include &lt;gst/gst.h&gt;

  GstElement *src;
  GstElementFactory *srcfactory;

  gst_init(&amp;argc,&amp;argv);

  srcfactory = gst_elementfactory_find("filesrc");
  g_return_if_fail(srcfactory != NULL);

  src = gst_elementfactory_create(srcfactory,"src");
  g_return_if_fail(src != NULL);
  ...
  </programlisting>
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<!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### -->
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#GstElement, #GstPlugin, #GstPluginFeature, #GstPadTemplate.
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<!-- ##### STRUCT GstElementDetails ##### -->
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This struct is used to define public information about the element.  It
describes the element, mostly for the benefit of editors.
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@longname: 
@klass: 
@description: 
@version: 
@author: 
@copyright: 

<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_elementfactory_new ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@name: 
@type: 
@details: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_elementfactory_find ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@name: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_elementfactory_get_list ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_elementfactory_add_padtemplate ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@elementfactory: 
@templ: 
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@temp: 
@pad: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_elementfactory_can_src_caps ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@factory: 
@caps: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_elementfactory_can_sink_caps ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@factory: 
@caps: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_elementfactory_create ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@factory: 
@name: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_elementfactory_make ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@factoryname: 
@name: 
@Returns: 


