gstreamer/docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstElement.sgml
David Schleef d27cb929f3 Move a bunch of unused files to old/ with names that are not case-insensitive-unique. These files still contain some...
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Move a bunch of unused files to old/ with names that are
not case-insensitive-unique.  These files still contain some
useful information that needs to be merged into gstbin.sgml,
etc., so they shouldn't be deleted yet.
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstBin.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstBuffer.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstCaps.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstClock.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstCompat.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstData.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstElement.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstEvent.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstIndex.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstStructure.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/GstTag.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstBin.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstBuffer.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstCaps.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstClock.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstCompat.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstData.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstElement.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstEvent.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstIndex.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstStructure.sgml:
* docs/gst/tmpl/old/GstTag.sgml:
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<!-- ##### SECTION Title ##### -->
GstElement
<!-- ##### SECTION Short_Description ##### -->
<!-- ##### SECTION Long_Description ##### -->
<para>
</para>
<!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### -->
<para>
</para>
<!-- ##### STRUCT GstElementDetails ##### -->
<para>
This struct is used to define public information about the element. It
describes the element, mostly for the benefit of editors.
</para>
@longname:
@klass:
@description:
@author:
@_gst_reserved:
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@longname:
@klass:
@description:
@author:
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_IS_ELEMENT_DETAILS ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@details:
<!-- ##### 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_CLASS ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@klass:
<!-- ##### 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_COMPLEX:
@GST_ELEMENT_DECOUPLED:
@GST_ELEMENT_THREAD_SUGGESTED:
@GST_ELEMENT_INFINITE_LOOP:
@GST_ELEMENT_NEW_LOOPFUNC:
@GST_ELEMENT_EVENT_AWARE:
@GST_ELEMENT_USE_THREADSAFE_PROPERTIES:
@GST_ELEMENT_SCHEDULER_PRIVATE1:
@GST_ELEMENT_SCHEDULER_PRIVATE2:
@GST_ELEMENT_LOCKED_STATE:
@GST_ELEMENT_IN_ERROR:
@GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_LAST:
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_IS_THREAD_SUGGESTED ##### -->
<para>
Queries whether the Element should be placed in a thread.
</para>
@obj: a #GstElement to query
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_IS_EVENT_AWARE ##### -->
<para>
Query wether this element can handle events.
</para>
@obj: a #GstElement to query
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_IS_DECOUPLED ##### -->
<para>
Queries if the Element is decoupled.
</para>
@obj: a #GstElement to query
<!-- ##### 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_MANAGER ##### -->
<para>
Get the manager of this element.
</para>
@obj: a #GstElement to query
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_SCHED ##### -->
<para>
Get the scheduler 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>
</para>
@el:
@domain:
@code:
@message:
@debug:
<!-- ##### USER_FUNCTION GstElementLoopFunction ##### -->
<para>
This function type is used to specify a loop function for the element. It
is passed the element in question, and is expect to return only in error
circumstances.
</para>
@element: The element in question.
<!-- ##### USER_FUNCTION GstElementPreRunFunction ##### -->
<para>
The signature of the function to execute after this element
is scheduled.
</para>
@element: The element
<!-- ##### USER_FUNCTION GstElementPostRunFunction ##### -->
<para>
The signature of the function to execute before this element
is scheduled.
</para>
@element: The element
<!-- ##### 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_default_deep_notify ##### -->
<para>
The default deep notify handler that prints out the property change
notifications to stdout.
</para>
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_default_error ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@object:
@orig:
@error:
@debug:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_loop_function ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@loop:
<!-- ##### 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_set ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@first_property_name:
@Varargs:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@first_property_name:
@Varargs:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_valist ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@first_property_name:
@var_args:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_valist ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@first_property_name:
@var_args:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_property ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@property_name:
@value:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_property ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@property_name:
@value:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_enable_threadsafe_properties ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_disable_threadsafe_properties ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_pending_properties ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
<!-- ##### 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_clock_wait ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@id:
@jitter:
@Returns:
<!-- # Unused Parameters # -->
@clock:
@time:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_time ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_wait ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@timestamp:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_time ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@time:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_adjust_time ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@diff:
<!-- ##### 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_release_locks ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_yield ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_interrupt ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_scheduler ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@sched:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_scheduler ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_add_pad ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@pad:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_remove_pad ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@pad:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_add_ghost_pad ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@pad:
@name:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_remove_ghost_pad ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@pad:
<!-- pad template manipulation -->
<!-- ##### 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_pad_list ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### 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_pad_template ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@name:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_pad_template_list ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- scheduling -->
<!-- ##### 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_found_tags ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@tag_list:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_found_tags_for_pad ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@pad:
@timestamp:
@list:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_eos ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_error_full ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@domain:
@code:
@message:
@debug:
@file:
@function:
@line:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_is_locked_state ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_locked_state ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@locked_state:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_sync_state_with_parent ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_state ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_set_state ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@state:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_wait_state_change ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_state_get_name ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@state:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_factory ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_get_managing_bin ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@element:
@Returns:
<!-- clocking -->
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_TYPE_ELEMENT_FACTORY ##### -->
<para>
</para>
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@obj:
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CLASS ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@klass:
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@obj:
<!-- ##### MACRO GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CLASS ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@klass:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_type ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_register ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@plugin:
@elementname:
@rank:
@type:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_find ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@name:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_element_type ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_longname ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_klass ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_description ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_author ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_num_pad_templates ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_pad_templates ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_uri_type ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_get_uri_protocols ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_create ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@name:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_make ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factoryname:
@name:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_can_src_caps ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gst_element_factory_can_sink_caps ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@factory:
@caps:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::eos ##### -->
<para>
Signal emited when the element goes to PAUSED due to an end-of-stream
condition.
</para>
@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::error ##### -->
<para>
This signal is emitted when an element has encountered an error that caused
it to fail performing its function.
</para>
@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
@arg1: the original #GstElement that generated the error.
@arg2: a #GError containing the translated error message.
@arg3: a debug string providing additional untranslated debug information, or NULL.
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::found-tag ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
@arg1:
@arg2:
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::new-pad ##### -->
<para>
Is triggered whenever a new pad is added to an element.
</para>
@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
@arg1: the new pad that was added
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::pad-removed ##### -->
<para>
Is triggered whenever a pad has been removed from the element.
</para>
@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
@arg1: The pad that was removed.
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GstElement::state-change ##### -->
<para>
Is triggered whenever the state of an element changes.
</para>
@gstelement: the object which received the signal.
@arg1: the new state of the object
@arg2: