IMMDevice::OpenPropertyStore method (mmdeviceapi.h)

The OpenPropertyStore method retrieves an interface to the device's property store.

HRESULT OpenPropertyStore(
  [in]  DWORD          stgmAccess,
  [out] IPropertyStore **ppProperties
);

[in] stgmAccess

The storage-access mode. This parameter specifies whether to open the property store in read mode, write mode, or read/write mode. Set this parameter to one of the following STGM constants:

STGM_READ

STGM_WRITE

STGM_READWRITE

The method permits a client running as an administrator to open a store for read-only, write-only, or read/write access. A client that is not running as an administrator is restricted to read-only access. For more information about STGM constants, see the Windows SDK documentation.

[out] ppProperties

Pointer to a pointer variable into which the method writes the address of the IPropertyStore interface of the device's property store. Through this method, the caller obtains a counted reference to the interface. The caller is responsible for releasing the interface, when it is no longer needed, by calling the interface's Release method. If the OpenPropertyStore call fails, *ppProperties is NULL. For more information about IPropertyStore, see the Windows SDK documentation.

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, possible return codes include, but are not limited to, the values shown in the following table.

In general, the properties in the device's property store are read-only for clients that do not perform administrative, system, or service functions.

For code examples that call the OpenPropertyStore method, see the following topics:

• Device Properties
• Device Roles for DirectSound Applications

IMMDevice Interface