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<!-- ##### SECTION Title ##### -->
GstCaps
<!-- ##### SECTION Short_Description ##### -->
Capabilities of pads
<!-- ##### SECTION Long_Description ##### -->
<para>
GstCaps is used to attach capabilities to a pad. Capabilities are made of
a mime-type and a set of properties. GstCaps can be named and chained into
a list, which is then a GstCaps on its own.
</para>
<para>
GstCaps are created with gst_caps_new(), which takes a name, a mime type and
a pointer to a #GstProps. A convenience macro with a cleaner syntax is
available to create a caps with GST_CAPS_NEW(). The following example shows how
to create a GstCaps.
<programlisting>
GstCaps *caps;
caps = gst_caps_new (
"my_caps", /* capability name */
"audio/raw", /* mime type */
gst_props_new ( /* properties */
"format", GST_PROPS_STRING ("float"),
"layout", GST_PROPS_INT (5),
NULL));
</programlisting>
The following code example is equivalent to the above example:
<programlisting>
GstCaps *caps;
caps = GST_CAPS_NEW (
"my_caps", /* capability name */
"audio/raw", /* mime type */
"format", GST_PROPS_STRING ("float"),
"channels", GST_PROPS_INT (5)
);
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
GstCaps are refcounted with gst_caps_ref() and gst_caps_unref().
</para>
<para>
GstCaps can be chained with the gst_caps_append(), gst_caps_prepend() and
gst_caps_chain() functions. Use gst_caps_get_by_name() to get a named caps
structure from a chained list.
</para>
<para>
To get the properties of a caps structure the functions
gst_caps_get_boolean(), gst_caps_get_fourcc_int(), gst_caps_get_int(),
gst_caps_get_string(), gst_caps_get_float(), which all take a property name as an argument.
</para>
<para>
The properties of the caps structure can be modified with gst_caps_set, which
takes a list of key value pairs in the #GstProps syntax as shown by this example:
<programlisting>
GstCaps *caps;
....
gst_caps_set (caps, "format", GST_PROPS_STRING ("int"), NULL);
gst_caps_set (caps, "channels", GST_PROPS_INT (20), NULL);
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
before modifying a GstCaps, it is a good idea to make a copy if it first with
gst_caps_copy_on_write(). This will copy the GstCaps if the refcount is &gt;1.
</para>
<para>
If you need a unique instance of a GstCaps you can use the convenient
GST_CAPS_FACTORY() macro as shown below.
<programlisting>
GST_CAPS_FACTORY (my_caps,
GST_CAPS_NEW (
"caps1",
"audio/raw",
"format", GST_PROPS_STRING ("float"),
"channels", GST_PROPS_INT (5)
),
GST_CAPS_NEW (
"caps2",
"audio/raw",
"format", GST_PROPS_STRING ("int"),
"channels", GST_PROPS_INT (5)
)
)
void
some_function (void)
{
GstCaps *caps = GST_CAPS_GET (my_caps);
...
}
</programlisting>
</para>
<!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### -->
<para>
#GstProps, #GstPad
</para>
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_TYPE_CAPS ##### -->
<para>
The GType of the caps boxed type, for use in GValues.
</para>
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_CAPS_NEW ##### -->
<para>
A convenience macro to create a new GstCaps structure.
</para>
@name: the name of the caps structure
@type: the mime type of the caps structure
@a...: the properties of this caps stucture.
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_CAPS_FACTORY ##### -->
<para>
A convenience macro to create a GstCaps factory.
</para>
@factoryname: the name of the factory
@a...: the caps to create with this factory, usualy specified
with GST_CAPS_NEW()
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_CAPS_GET ##### -->
<para>
A convenience macro to get a GstCaps from the given capsfactory.
</para>
@fact: the factory to use.
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_CAPS_IS_CHAINED ##### -->
<para>
Check if the GstCaps is chained.
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_CAPS_IS_FIXED ##### -->
<para>
Check if the GstCaps has fixed properties, ie. it has no ranges or lists.
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
<!-- ##### STRUCT GstCaps ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@name: the name of the capability, for the application
@id: the typeid of the capability
@refcount: a refcounter for this caps structure
@fixed: a boolean indicating that this caps structure is fixed
@properties: the properties of the capability
@next: a pointer to the next caps.
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_new ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@name:
@mime:
@props:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_new_id ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@name:
@id:
@props:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_destroy ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_ref ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_unref ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_copy ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_copy_1 ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_copy_on_write ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_chain ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Varargs:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_append ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@capstoadd:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_prepend ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@capstoadd:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_set_name ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@name:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_get_name ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_set_type_id ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@type_id:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_get_type_id ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_set_mime ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@mime:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_get_mime ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_set_props ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@props:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_get_props ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_check_compatibility ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@fromcaps:
@tocaps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_has_property ##### -->
<para>
Check if the GstCaps has a property with the given name
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
@name: the name of the property
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_has_fixed_property ##### -->
<para>
Check if the GstCaps has a fixed property with the given name
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
@name: the name of the property
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_has_property_typed ##### -->
<para>
Check if the GstCaps has a property with the given type
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
@name: the name of the property
@type:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_normalize ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_set ##### -->
<para>
Set a property of a caps structure.
</para>
@caps: the caps structure to modify
@name: the name of the property to change
@args...: the new value of the property
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_get ##### -->
<para>
Get key/value pairs from the given GstCaps.
</para>
@caps: the caps to get the values from
@name: the name of the first key
@args...: a pointer to the variable that can hold the result followed by more key/value pairs.
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_intersect ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps1:
@caps2:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_get_boolean ##### -->
<para>
Get the value of the named property as a boolean.
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
@name: the name of the property to get
@res: a pointer to a gboolean to store the result
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_get_by_name ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@name:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_get_fourcc_int ##### -->
<para>
Get the value of the named property as a fourcc.
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
@name: the name of the property to get
@res: a pointer to a guint32 to store the fourcc value
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_get_int ##### -->
<para>
Get the value of the named property as an int.
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
@name: the name of the property to get
@res: a pointer to a gint to store the value
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_get_string ##### -->
<para>
Get the value of the named property as a string.
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
@name: the name of the property to get
@res: a pointer to a gchar* to store the string
<!-- ##### MACRO gst_caps_get_float ##### -->
<para>
Get the value of the named property as a float.
</para>
@caps: the caps to query
@name: the name of the property to get
@res: a pointer to a gfloat to store the result
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_save_thyself ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@parent:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_load_thyself ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@parent:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_caps_debug ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@caps:
@label: