GstElementFactory

#GstElementFactory is used to create instances of elements. A GstElementFactory can be added to a #GstPlugin as it is also a #GstPluginFeature.

Use the gst.element_factory.ElementFactory.find and gst.element_factory.ElementFactory.create functions to create element instances or use gst.element_factory.ElementFactory.make as a convenient shortcut.

The following code example shows you how to create a GstFileSrc element.

Using an element factory

#include <gst/gst.h>

GstElement *src;
GstElementFactory *srcfactory;

gst_init (&argc, &argv);

srcfactory = gst_element_factory_find ("filesrc");
g_return_if_fail (srcfactory != NULL);
src = gst_element_factory_create (srcfactory, "src");
g_return_if_fail (src != NULL);
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