Pad.setActive

bool setActive(bool active)

Activates or deactivates the given pad. Normally called from within core state change functions.

If active, makes sure the pad is active. If it is already active, either in push or pull mode, just return. Otherwise dispatches to the pad's activate function to perform the actual activation.

If not active, calls [gst.pad.Pad.activateMode] with the pad's current mode and a false argument.

Parameters

activewhether or not the pad should be active.

Returns

true if the operation was successful.

MT safe.