Decrements the reference count for the calling interface on an object.
If the reference count on the object falls to zero, the object is freed from memory.
ULONG Release(void);
Parameters
None.
Return Values
Returns the resulting value of the reference count, which is used for diagnostic/testing purposes only.
If you need to know that resources have been freed, use an interface with higher-level semantics.
Remarks
This member function implements the IUnknown::Release method.
Requirements
DirectShow applications and DirectShow filters have different include file and link library requirements.
For more information, see Setting Up the Build Environment.
OS Versions: Windows CE 2.12 and later. Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later.
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