Grabber::openDevByUniqueName Method

Opens a device by its unique name.

Syntax:

bool openDevByUniqueName( const std::string& unique_name );
bool openDevByUniqueName( const std::wstring& unique_name );

Parameter		Description


unique_name		The unique name that specifies the device to be opened.

Return value:

true, if the video capture device could be opened successfully, false otherwise.

Remarks:

The unique name of a device can be obtained by calling VideoCaptureDeviceItem::getUniqueName.

Please note that the unique name includes the serial number of the device. Therefore, it only exists for devices that have a serial number.

Information:

Introduced in version 2.0