GetFeatureVisibility

Description

Returns the information on the recommended visibility for the specified camera feature.


Syntax

[VB]
Value=objActiveGige.GetFeatureAccess ( Name ) 

[C/C++]
HRESULT GetFeatureAccess( bstr Name, bstr pValue );


Data Types [VB]

Name: String
Return value: String


Parameters [C/C++]

Name [in]

String specifying the name of the feature

pValue [out, retval]

Pointer to the string specifying the visibility of the feaure:

"Beginner" - access to the feature should be available for all users

"Expert" - access to the feature should be available for intermediate-level users

"Guru" - access to the feature should be limited to advanced-level users

"Invisible" - access to the feature should be available only in the API (no GUI visibility)

"Undefined" - no visibility information available for the feature

Return Values

S_OK

Success

E_FAIL

Failure

Example

This VB example displays the visibility of the feature:

MsgBox GetFeatureVisibility("GevTimestampControl")

Remarks

Per GenICam standard, the visibility of a feature gives developers a hint about how to limit the access to a specific feature depending on the user's qualification.