[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
The IEPGItem interface provides methods to retrieve Program Guide data from an object.
Implement IEPGItem in objects that wrap Guide database records. These objects are required as input parameters during calls to methods such as ITVViewer::SetReminder
You can call the methods of IEPGItem to retrieve field data from the object.
| IUnknown Methods | Description |
| QueryInterface | Returns pointers to supported interfaces |
| AddRef | Increments reference count |
| Release | Decrements reference count |
| IEPGItem | Description |
|---|---|
| TuningInfo | Gets the tuning space identifier and channel. |
| StartTime | Gets the starting time. |
| EndTime | Gets the ending time. |
| Length | Gets the length of the item, in minutes. |
| OnNow | Returns a value indicating whether the item is being broadcast now. In other words, this method indicates whether the current system time is later than the item's starting time and earlier than the item's ending time. |
| Title | Gets the title. |
| BodyText | Gets the description. |
| PreviewGraphic | Gets the file name of the preview graphic. |
| NumIcons | Returns the total number of icons. |
| GetIcon | Gets the file name of the specified icon. |
| NumOptions | Returns the total number of options. |
| OptionPrompt | Gets the option prompt. |
| GetOption | Gets the specified option. |
IEPGItem is an abstract interface is inherited by objects that wrap records stored in the Guide database. The IEPGEpisode interface inherits from IEPGItem.
Windows NT: Unsupported.
Windows: Requires Windows 98.
Windows CE: Unsupported.
Import Library: User-defined.
Unicode: Yes.
ITVViewer::DeleteReminder, ITVViewer::HasEnhancement, ITVViewer::HasReminder, ITVViewer::SetReminder, ITVControl::EpisodeStatusChanged