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42 FF_OPT_TYPE_BINARY, ///< offset must point to a pointer immediately followed by an int for the length
43 FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST=128,
49 typedef struct AVOption {
53 * short English help text
54 * @todo What about other languages?
59 * The offset relative to the context structure where the option
60 * value is stored. It should be 0 for named constants.
63 enum AVOptionType type;
66 * the default value for scalar options
71 /* TODO those are unused now */
75 double min; ///< minimum valid value for the option
76 double max; ///< maximum valid value for the option
79 #define AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM 1 ///< a generic parameter which can be set by the user for muxing or encoding
80 #define AV_OPT_FLAG_DECODING_PARAM 2 ///< a generic parameter which can be set by the user for demuxing or decoding
81 #define AV_OPT_FLAG_METADATA 4 ///< some data extracted or inserted into the file like title, comment, ...
82 #define AV_OPT_FLAG_AUDIO_PARAM 8
83 #define AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM 16
84 #define AV_OPT_FLAG_SUBTITLE_PARAM 32
85 //FIXME think about enc-audio, ... style flags
88 * The logical unit to which the option belongs. Non-constant
89 * options and corresponding named constants share the same
97 * Look for an option in obj. Look only for the options which
98 * have the flags set as specified in mask and flags (that is,
99 * for which it is the case that opt->flags & mask == flags).
101 * @param[in] obj a pointer to a struct whose first element is a
102 * pointer to an AVClass
103 * @param[in] name the name of the option to look for
104 * @param[in] unit the unit of the option to look for, or any if NULL
105 * @return a pointer to the option found, or NULL if no option
108 * @deprecated use av_opt_find.
111 const AVOption *av_find_opt(void *obj, const char *name, const char *unit, int mask, int flags);
115 * Set the field of obj with the given name to value.
117 * @param[in] obj A struct whose first element is a pointer to an
119 * @param[in] name the name of the field to set
120 * @param[in] val The value to set. If the field is not of a string
121 * type, then the given string is parsed.
122 * SI postfixes and some named scalars are supported.
123 * If the field is of a numeric type, it has to be a numeric or named
124 * scalar. Behavior with more than one scalar and +- infix operators
126 * If the field is of a flags type, it has to be a sequence of numeric
127 * scalars or named flags separated by '+' or '-'. Prefixing a flag
128 * with '+' causes it to be set without affecting the other flags;
129 * similarly, '-' unsets a flag.
130 * @param[out] o_out if non-NULL put here a pointer to the AVOption
132 * @param alloc when 1 then the old value will be av_freed() and the
134 * when 0 then no av_free() nor av_strdup() will be used
135 * @return 0 if the value has been set, or an AVERROR code in case of
137 * AVERROR(ENOENT) if no matching option exists
138 * AVERROR(ERANGE) if the value is out of range
139 * AVERROR(EINVAL) if the value is not valid
141 int av_set_string3(void *obj, const char *name, const char *val, int alloc, const AVOption **o_out);
143 const AVOption *av_set_double(void *obj, const char *name, double n);
144 const AVOption *av_set_q(void *obj, const char *name, AVRational n);
145 const AVOption *av_set_int(void *obj, const char *name, int64_t n);
146 double av_get_double(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out);
147 AVRational av_get_q(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out);
148 int64_t av_get_int(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out);
149 const char *av_get_string(void *obj, const char *name, const AVOption **o_out, char *buf, int buf_len);
150 const AVOption *av_next_option(void *obj, const AVOption *last);
153 * Show the obj options.
155 * @param req_flags requested flags for the options to show. Show only the
156 * options for which it is opt->flags & req_flags.
157 * @param rej_flags rejected flags for the options to show. Show only the
158 * options for which it is !(opt->flags & req_flags).
159 * @param av_log_obj log context to use for showing the options
161 int av_opt_show2(void *obj, void *av_log_obj, int req_flags, int rej_flags);
163 void av_opt_set_defaults(void *s);
164 void av_opt_set_defaults2(void *s, int mask, int flags);
167 * Parse the key/value pairs list in opts. For each key/value pair
168 * found, stores the value in the field in ctx that is named like the
169 * key. ctx must be an AVClass context, storing is done using
172 * @param key_val_sep a 0-terminated list of characters used to
173 * separate key from value
174 * @param pairs_sep a 0-terminated list of characters used to separate
175 * two pairs from each other
176 * @return the number of successfully set key/value pairs, or a negative
177 * value corresponding to an AVERROR code in case of error:
178 * AVERROR(EINVAL) if opts cannot be parsed,
179 * the error code issued by av_set_string3() if a key/value pair
182 int av_set_options_string(void *ctx, const char *opts,
183 const char *key_val_sep, const char *pairs_sep);
186 * Free all string and binary options in obj.
188 void av_opt_free(void *obj);
191 * Check whether a particular flag is set in a flags field.
193 * @param field_name the name of the flag field option
194 * @param flag_name the name of the flag to check
195 * @return non-zero if the flag is set, zero if the flag isn't set,
196 * isn't of the right type, or the flags field doesn't exist.
198 int av_opt_flag_is_set(void *obj, const char *field_name, const char *flag_name);
201 * Set all the options from a given dictionary on an object.
203 * @param obj a struct whose first element is a pointer to AVClass
204 * @param options options to process. This dictionary will be freed and replaced
205 * by a new one containing all options not found in obj.
206 * Of course this new dictionary needs to be freed by caller
207 * with av_dict_free().
209 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR if some option was found in obj,
210 * but could not be set.
212 * @see av_dict_copy()
214 int av_opt_set_dict(void *obj, struct AVDictionary **options);
216 #define AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN 0x0001 /**< Search in possible children of the
217 given object first. */
220 * Look for an option in an object. Consider only options which
221 * have all the specified flags set.
223 * @param[in] obj A pointer to a struct whose first element is a
224 * pointer to an AVClass.
225 * @param[in] name The name of the option to look for.
226 * @param[in] unit When searching for named constants, name of the unit
228 * @param opt_flags Find only options with all the specified flags set (AV_OPT_FLAG).
229 * @param search_flags A combination of AV_OPT_SEARCH_*.
231 * @return A pointer to the option found, or NULL if no option
234 * @note Options found with AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN flag may not be settable
235 * directly with av_set_string3(). Use special calls which take an options
236 * AVDictionary (e.g. avformat_open_input()) to set options found with this
239 const AVOption *av_opt_find(void *obj, const char *name, const char *unit,
240 int opt_flags, int search_flags);
242 #endif /* AVUTIL_OPT_H */