gstreamer/docs/gst/tmpl/gstparse.sgml

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GstParse

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Parses commandline syntax into a pipeline.

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This method allows you to create a pipeline from a command
line syntax description. The following example creates a simple
mp3 player.
<programlisting>
  GstElement *pipeline;

  /* create a pipeline to hold our elements */
  pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("launch");

  /* build a pipeline in the pipeline */
  gst_parse_launch ("disksrc location=some.mp3 ! mad ! osssink", GST_BIN (pipeline));

  /* play the thing */
  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);

  while (gst_bin_iterate (GST_BIN (pipeline)));

  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_NULL);

</programlisting>
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Elements are separated with a <option>!</option>, properties are set with 
<replaceable>property</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>, specific pads
of an element are selected by replacing the <option>!</option> with 
<replaceable>padname</replaceable><option>!</option>.
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Elements can be added to a bin by embracing them with <option>()</option>. Threads
can be made with <option>{}</option>. 
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