dmPMGetPlugin(3dm)					    dmPMGetPlugin(3dm)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     dmPMGetPlugin, dmPMGetPluginByName, dmPMGetPluginByPathname,
     dmPMGetPluginFromEffect - retrieve	a pointer to a special effects plugin

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <dmedia/fx_plugin_mgr.h>

     DMplugin* dmPMGetPlugin
	   ( DMplugmgr*	manager,
	     int n )

     DMplugin* dmPMGetPluginByName
	   ( DMplugmgr*	manager,
	     const char* name,
	     const char* prefix	)

     DMplugin* dmPMGetPluginByPathname
	   ( DMplugmgr*	manager,
	     const char* pathname )

     DMplugin* dmPMGetPluginFromEffect
	   ( DMeffect* effect )

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

     manager	A pointer to a DMplugmgr, which	was returned from
		dmPMCreateManager.

     n		The index into the plugin list in the plugin-manager.

     name	The name of a plugin to	retrieve.

     prefix	The prefix of a	plugin to retrieve; can	be NULL.

     pathname	The pathname of	a plugin to retrieve.

     effect	A pointer to a DMeffect, which was returned from
		dmPMCreateEffect.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     dmPMGetPlugin returns a pointer to	the nth	DMplugin.

     dmPMGetPluginByName returns a pointer to the DMplugin specified by	the
     name and prefix. Passing in NULL as the prefix will return	a pointer to
     the first DMplugin	with the specified name.

     dmPMGetPluginByPathname returns a pointer to the DMplugin specified by
     the pathname.





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dmPMGetPlugin(3dm)					    dmPMGetPlugin(3dm)



     dmPMGetPluginFromEffect returns a pointer to the DMplugin used by the
     given special effect.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     dmPMGetPlugin will	return a pointer to a DMplugin if successful, or will
     return NULL if it fails.  dmPMGetPluginByName will	return a pointer to a
     DMplugin if successful, or	will return NULL if it fails.
     dmPMGetPluginByPathname will return a pointer to a	DMplugin if
     successful, or will return	NULL if	it fails.  dmPMGetPluginFromEffect
     will return a pointer to a	DMplugin if successful,	or will	return NULL if
     it	fails.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     dmPMCreateManager(3dm), dmPMInitPlugin(3dm), dmPMInitDirectory(3dm),
     dmGetError(3dm).


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