#define VLC_CODEC_MP3 VLC_FOURCC('m','p','3',' ')
/**
- * It returns the codec associatedto a fourcc within a ES category.
+ * It returns the codec associated to a fourcc within a ES category.
*
* If not found, it will return the given fourcc.
* If found, it will allways be one of the VLC_CODEC_ defined above.
*/
VLC_EXPORT( vlc_fourcc_t, vlc_fourcc_GetCodec, ( int i_cat, vlc_fourcc_t i_fourcc ) );
+/**
+ * It returns the codec associated to a fourcc store in a zero terminated
+ * string.
+ *
+ * If the string is NULL or does not have exactly 4 charateres, it will
+ * return 0, otherwise it behaves like vlc_fourcc_GetCodec.
+ *
+ * Provided for convenience.
+ */
+VLC_EXPORT( vlc_fourcc_t, vlc_fourcc_GetCodecFromString, ( int i_cat, const char * ) );
+
/**
* It returns the description of the given fourcc or NULL if not found.
*