gstreamer/docs/gst/tmpl/gstelement.sgml

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GstElement

<!-- ##### SECTION Short_Description ##### -->
Abstract base class for all pipeline elements

<!-- ##### SECTION Long_Description ##### -->
<para>
GstElement is the base class needed to construct an element that can be
used in a GStreamer pipeline.  As such, it is not a functional entity, and
cannot do anything when placed in a pipeline.
</para>

<para>
The name of a GstElement can be get with gst_element_get_name() and set with
gst_element_set_name().  For speed, GST_ELEMENT_NAME() can be used in the 
core.
Do not use this in plug-ins or applications in order to retain ABI 
compatibility.
</para>

<para>
All elements have pads (of the type #GstPad).  These pads link to pads on
other elements.  Buffers flow between these linked pads.
A GstElement has a GList of #GstPad structures for all their input (or sink)
and output (or source) pads.  
Core and plug-in writers can add and remove pads with gst_element_add_pad()
and gst_element_remove_pad().
Application writers can manipulate ghost pads (copies of real pads inside a bin)
with gst_element_add_ghost_pad() and gst_element_remove_ghost_pad().
A pad of an element can be retrieved by name with gst_element_get_pad().
A GList of all pads can be retrieved with gst_element_get_pad_list().
</para>

<para>
Elements can be linked through their pads.
If the link is straightforward, use the gst_element_link() 
convenience function to link two elements, or gst_element_link_many() 
for more elements in a row.
Use gst_element_link_filtered() to link two elements constrained by
a specified set of #GstCaps.
For finer control, use gst_element_link_pads() and 
gst_element_link_pads_filtered() to specify the pads to link on 
each element by name.
</para>

<para>
Each element has a state (see #GstElementState).  You can get and set the state
of an element with gst_element_get_state() and gst_element_set_state().  
You can wait for an element to change it's state with gst_element_wait_state_change().
To get a string representation of a #GstElementState, use 
gst_element_state_get_name().
</para>

<para>
You can get and set a #GstClock on an element using gst_element_get_clock()
and gst_element_set_clock().  You can wait for the clock to reach a given
#GstClockTime using gst_element_clock_wait().
</para>

<!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### -->
<para>
#GstElementFactory, #GstPad
</para>

<!-- basic object functions -->

<!-- ##### STRUCT GstElement ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@state_lock: 
@state_cond: 
@current_state: 
@pending_state: 
@state_error: 
@manager: 
@bus: 
@scheduler: 
@sched_private: 
@clock: 
@base_time: 
@numpads: 
@pads: 
@numsrcpads: 
@srcpads: 
@numsinkpads: 
@sinkpads: 
@pads_cookie: 

<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::new-pad ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@: 
@:

@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
@arg1: 

<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::no-more-pads ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@:

@gstelement: the object which received the signal.

<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::pad-removed ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@: 
@:

@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
@arg1: 

<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::state-change ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@: 
@: 
@:

@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
@arg1: 
@arg2: 

<!-- ##### MACRO GST_NUM_STATES ##### -->
<para>
The maximun number of states.
</para>



<!-- ##### MACRO GST_STATE ##### -->
<para>
This macro returns the current state of the element.
</para>

@obj: Element to return state for.


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_STATE_PENDING ##### -->
<para>
This macro returns the currently pending state of the element.
</para>

@obj: Element to return the pending state for.


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_STATE_TRANSITION ##### -->
<para>
Returns the state transition this object is going through.
</para>

@obj: the Element to return the state transition for


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_STATE_NULL_TO_READY ##### -->
<para>
The Element is going from the NULL state to the READY state.
</para>



<!-- ##### MACRO GST_STATE_READY_TO_PAUSED ##### -->
<para>
The Element is going from the READY state to the PAUSED state.
</para>



<!-- ##### MACRO GST_STATE_PAUSED_TO_PLAYING ##### -->
<para>
The Element is going from the PAUSED state to the PLAYING state.
</para>



<!-- ##### MACRO GST_STATE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED ##### -->
<para>
The Element is going from the PLAYING state to the PAUSED state.
</para>



<!-- ##### MACRO GST_STATE_PAUSED_TO_READY ##### -->
<para>
The Element is going from the PAUSED state to the READY state.
</para>



<!-- ##### MACRO GST_STATE_READY_TO_NULL ##### -->
<para>
The Element is going from the READY state to the NULL state.
</para>



<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_QUERY_TYPE_FUNCTION ##### -->
<para>
Helper macro to create query type functions
</para>

@functionname: The function name
@...: list of query types.


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_FORMATS_FUNCTION ##### -->
<para>
Halper macro to create element format functions
</para>

@functionname: The function name
@...: formats


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_EVENT_MASK_FUNCTION ##### -->
<para>
A helper macro to create a mask function
</para>

@functionname: the name of the mask function
@...: Masks


<!-- ##### ENUM GstElementFlags ##### -->
<para>
This enum defines the standard flags that an element may have.
</para>

@GST_ELEMENT_SCHEDULER_PRIVATE1: 
@GST_ELEMENT_SCHEDULER_PRIVATE2: 
@GST_ELEMENT_LOCKED_STATE: 
@GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_LAST: 

<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_NAME ##### -->
<para>
Gets the name of this element.  Used in the core.  Not ABI-compatible.
</para>

@obj: A #GstElement to query


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_PARENT ##### -->
<para>
Get the parent object of this element.
</para>

@obj: a #GstElement to query


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_CLOCK ##### -->
<para>
Get the clock of this element
</para>

@obj: a #GstElement to query


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_PADS ##### -->
<para>
Get the pads of this elements.
</para>

@obj: a #GstElement to query


<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_ERROR ##### -->
<para>
Utility function that elements can use in case they encountered a fatal
data processing error. The pipeline will throw an error signal and the
application will be requested to stop further media processing.
</para>

@el: the element that throws the error
@domain: 
@code: 
@text: 
@debug: 
<!-- # Unused Parameters # -->
@message: the message to display


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_class_add_pad_template ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@klass: 
@templ: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_class_install_std_props ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@klass: 
@first_name: 
@Varargs: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_class_set_details ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@klass: 
@details: 


<!-- ##### MACRO gst_element_get_name ##### -->
<para>
Gets the name of the element.
</para>

@elem: 
@Returns: the name of the element.


<!-- link -->


<!-- ##### MACRO gst_element_set_name ##### -->
<para>
Sets the name of the element, getting rid of the old name if there was one.
</para>

@elem: a #GstElement to set the name of.
@name: the new name of the element.


<!-- ##### MACRO gst_element_get_parent ##### -->
<para>
Gets the parent of an element.
</para>

@elem: a #GstElement to get the parent of.
@Returns: the #GstObject parent of the element.


<!-- ##### MACRO gst_element_set_parent ##### -->
<para>
Sets the parent of an element.
</para>

@elem: a #GstElement to set the parent of.
@parent:  the new #GstObject parent of the object.


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_requires_clock ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_provides_clock ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_clock ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_clock ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@clock: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_is_indexable ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_index ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@index: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_index ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_scheduler ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@scheduler: 
<!-- # Unused Parameters # -->
@sched: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_scheduler ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_add_pad ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@pad: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_remove_pad ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@pad: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_add_ghost_pad ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@pad: 
@name: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_pad ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@name: 
@Returns: GList of #GstPads


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_static_pad ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@name: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_request_pad ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@name: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_release_request_pad ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@pad: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_compatible_pad ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@pad: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_compatible_pad_filtered ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@pad: 
@filtercaps: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_class_get_pad_template ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element_class: 
@name: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_class_get_pad_template_list ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element_class: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_compatible_pad_template ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@compattempl: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_link ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@src: 
@dest: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_link_many ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element_1: 
@element_2: 
@Varargs: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_link_filtered ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@src: 
@dest: 
@filtercaps: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_unlink ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@src: 
@dest: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_unlink_many ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element_1: 
@element_2: 
@Varargs: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_link_pads ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@src: 
@srcpadname: 
@dest: 
@destpadname: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_link_pads_filtered ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@src: 
@srcpadname: 
@dest: 
@destpadname: 
@filtercaps: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_unlink_pads ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@src: 
@srcpadname: 
@dest: 
@destpadname: 


<!-- pad manipulation -->


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_event_masks ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_send_event ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@event: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_seek ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@seek_type: 
@offset: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_query_types ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_query ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@type: 
@format: 
@value: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_formats ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_convert ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@src_format: 
@src_value: 
@dest_format: 
@dest_value: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_is_locked_state ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_locked_state ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@locked_state: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_sync_state_with_parent ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_state ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@state: 
@pending: 
@timeout: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_state ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@state: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_state_get_name ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@state: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_factory ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: 
@Returns: 


<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_no_more_pads ##### -->
<para>

</para>

@element: