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  12 <h1>RtAudio Class Reference</h1><!-- doxytag: class="RtAudio" -->Realtime audio i/o C++ classes.
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  15 <code>#include &lt;<a class="el" href="RtAudio_8h-source.html">RtAudio.h</a>&gt;</code>
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  17 <a href="classRtAudio-members.html">List of all members.</a><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
  18 <tr><td></td></tr>
  19 <tr><td colspan="2"><br><h2>Public Types</h2></td></tr>
  20 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">enum &nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8">Api</a> { <br>
  21 &nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8w0">UNSPECIFIED</a>,
  22 <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8w1">LINUX_ALSA</a>,
  23 <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8w2">LINUX_OSS</a>,
  24 <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8w3">UNIX_JACK</a>,
  25 <br>
  26 &nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8w4">MACOSX_CORE</a>,
  27 <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8w5">WINDOWS_ASIO</a>,
  28 <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8w6">WINDOWS_DS</a>,
  29 <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8w7">RTAUDIO_DUMMY</a>
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  31  }</td></tr>
  32
  33 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Audio API specifier arguments.  <a href="classRtAudio.html#w8">More...</a><br></td></tr>
  34 <tr><td colspan="2"><br><h2>Public Member Functions</h2></td></tr>
  35 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a0">RtAudio</a> (<a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8">RtAudio::Api</a> api=UNSPECIFIED)  throw ()</td></tr>
  36
  37 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">The class constructor.  <a href="#a0"></a><br></td></tr>
  38 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a1">~RtAudio</a> ()  throw ()</td></tr>
  39
  40 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">The destructor.  <a href="#a1"></a><br></td></tr>
  41 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="a2"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::getCurrentApi" ref="a2" args="(void)" -->
  42 <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8">RtAudio::Api</a>&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a2">getCurrentApi</a> (void)  throw ()</td></tr>
  43
  44 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Returns the audio API specifier for the current instance of RtAudio. <br></td></tr>
  45 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">unsigned int&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a3">getDeviceCount</a> (void)  throw ()</td></tr>
  46
  47 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">A public function that queries for the number of audio devices available.  <a href="#a3"></a><br></td></tr>
  48 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1DeviceInfo.html">RtAudio::DeviceInfo</a>&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a4">getDeviceInfo</a> (unsigned int device)</td></tr>
  49
  50 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Return an <a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1DeviceInfo.html">RtAudio::DeviceInfo</a> structure for a specified device number.  <a href="#a4"></a><br></td></tr>
  51 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">unsigned int&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a5">getDefaultOutputDevice</a> (void)  throw ()</td></tr>
  52
  53 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">A function that returns the index of the default output device.  <a href="#a5"></a><br></td></tr>
  54 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">unsigned int&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a6">getDefaultInputDevice</a> (void)  throw ()</td></tr>
  55
  56 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">A function that returns the index of the default input device.  <a href="#a6"></a><br></td></tr>
  57 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a7">openStream</a> (<a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamParameters.html">RtAudio::StreamParameters</a> *outputParameters, <a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamParameters.html">RtAudio::StreamParameters</a> *inputParameters, <a class="el" href="RtAudio_8h.html#a1">RtAudioFormat</a> format, unsigned int sampleRate, unsigned int *bufferFrames, <a class="el" href="RtAudio_8h.html#a15">RtAudioCallback</a> callback, void *userData=NULL, <a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamOptions.html">RtAudio::StreamOptions</a> *options=NULL)</td></tr>
  58
  59 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">A public function for opening a stream with the specified parameters.  <a href="#a7"></a><br></td></tr>
  60 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a8">closeStream</a> (void)  throw ()</td></tr>
  61
  62 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">A function that closes a stream and frees any associated stream memory.  <a href="#a8"></a><br></td></tr>
  63 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a9">startStream</a> (void)</td></tr>
  64
  65 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">A function that starts a stream.  <a href="#a9"></a><br></td></tr>
  66 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a10">stopStream</a> (void)</td></tr>
  67
  68 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Stop a stream, allowing any samples remaining in the output queue to be played.  <a href="#a10"></a><br></td></tr>
  69 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a11">abortStream</a> (void)</td></tr>
  70
  71 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Stop a stream, discarding any samples remaining in the input/output queue.  <a href="#a11"></a><br></td></tr>
  72 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="a12"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::isStreamOpen" ref="a12" args="(void)" -->
  73 bool&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a12">isStreamOpen</a> (void)  throw ()</td></tr>
  74
  75 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Returns true if a stream is open and false if not. <br></td></tr>
  76 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="a13"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::isStreamRunning" ref="a13" args="(void)" -->
  77 bool&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a13">isStreamRunning</a> (void)  throw ()</td></tr>
  78
  79 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Returns true if the stream is running and false if it is stopped or not open. <br></td></tr>
  80 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">double&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a14">getStreamTime</a> (void)</td></tr>
  81
  82 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Returns the number of elapsed seconds since the stream was started.  <a href="#a14"></a><br></td></tr>
  83 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">long&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a15">getStreamLatency</a> (void)</td></tr>
  84
  85 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Returns the internal stream latency in sample frames.  <a href="#a15"></a><br></td></tr>
  86 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top"><a class="anchor" name="a16"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::showWarnings" ref="a16" args="(bool value=true)" -->
  87 void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a16">showWarnings</a> (bool value=true)  throw ()</td></tr>
  88
  89 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Specify whether warning messages should be printed to stderr. <br></td></tr>
  90 <tr><td colspan="2"><br><h2>Static Public Member Functions</h2></td></tr>
  91 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">static void&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#e0">getCompiledApi</a> (std::vector&lt; <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8">RtAudio::Api</a> &gt; &amp;apis)  throw ()</td></tr>
  92
  93 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">A static function to determine the available compiled audio APIs.  <a href="#e0"></a><br></td></tr>
  94 <tr><td colspan="2"><br><h2>Classes</h2></td></tr>
  95 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">struct &nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1DeviceInfo.html">DeviceInfo</a></td></tr>
  96
  97 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">The public device information structure for returning queried values.  <a href="structRtAudio_1_1DeviceInfo.html#_details">More...</a><br></td></tr>
  98 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">struct &nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamOptions.html">StreamOptions</a></td></tr>
  99
 100 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">The structure for specifying stream options.  <a href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamOptions.html#_details">More...</a><br></td></tr>
 101 <tr><td class="memItemLeft" nowrap align="right" valign="top">struct &nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamParameters.html">StreamParameters</a></td></tr>
 102
 103 <tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">The structure for specifying input or ouput stream parameters.  <a href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamParameters.html#_details">More...</a><br></td></tr>
 104 </table>
 105 <hr><a name="_details"></a><h2>Detailed Description</h2>
 106 Realtime audio i/o C++ classes.
 107 <p>
 108 RtAudio provides a common API (Application Programming Interface) for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, Jack, and OSS), SGI, Macintosh OS X (CoreAudio and Jack), and Windows (DirectSound and ASIO) operating systems.<p>
 109 RtAudio WWW site: <a href="http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtaudio/">http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtaudio/</a><p>
 110 RtAudio: realtime audio i/o C++ classes Copyright (c) 2001-2007 Gary P. Scavone<p>
 111 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:<p>
 112 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.<p>
 113 Any person wishing to distribute modifications to the Software is asked to send the modifications to the original developer so that they can be incorporated into the canonical version. This is, however, not a binding provision of this license.<p>
 114 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 115 <p>
 116 <hr><h2>Member Enumeration Documentation</h2>
 117 <a class="anchor" name="w8"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::Api" ref="w8" args="" --><p>
 118 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 119   <tr>
 120     <td class="mdRow">
 121       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 122         <tr>
 123           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">enum <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8">RtAudio::Api</a>          </td>
 124         </tr>
 125       </table>
 126     </td>
 127   </tr>
 128 </table>
 129 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 130   <tr>
 131     <td>
 132       &nbsp;
 133     </td>
 134     <td>
 135
 136 <p>
 137 Audio API specifier arguments.
 138 <p>
 139 <dl compact><dt><b>Enumerator: </b></dt><dd>
 140 <table border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0">
 141 <tr><td valign="top"><em><a class="anchor" name="w8w0"></a><!-- doxytag: member="UNSPECIFIED" ref="w8w0" args="" -->UNSPECIFIED</em>&nbsp;</td><td>
 142 Search for a working compiled API. </td></tr>
 143 <tr><td valign="top"><em><a class="anchor" name="w8w1"></a><!-- doxytag: member="LINUX_ALSA" ref="w8w1" args="" -->LINUX_ALSA</em>&nbsp;</td><td>
 144 The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture API. </td></tr>
 145 <tr><td valign="top"><em><a class="anchor" name="w8w2"></a><!-- doxytag: member="LINUX_OSS" ref="w8w2" args="" -->LINUX_OSS</em>&nbsp;</td><td>
 146 The Linux Open Sound System API. </td></tr>
 147 <tr><td valign="top"><em><a class="anchor" name="w8w3"></a><!-- doxytag: member="UNIX_JACK" ref="w8w3" args="" -->UNIX_JACK</em>&nbsp;</td><td>
 148 The Jack Low-Latency Audio Server API. </td></tr>
 149 <tr><td valign="top"><em><a class="anchor" name="w8w4"></a><!-- doxytag: member="MACOSX_CORE" ref="w8w4" args="" -->MACOSX_CORE</em>&nbsp;</td><td>
 150 Macintosh OS-X Core Audio API. </td></tr>
 151 <tr><td valign="top"><em><a class="anchor" name="w8w5"></a><!-- doxytag: member="WINDOWS_ASIO" ref="w8w5" args="" -->WINDOWS_ASIO</em>&nbsp;</td><td>
 152 The Steinberg Audio Stream I/O API. </td></tr>
 153 <tr><td valign="top"><em><a class="anchor" name="w8w6"></a><!-- doxytag: member="WINDOWS_DS" ref="w8w6" args="" -->WINDOWS_DS</em>&nbsp;</td><td>
 154 The Microsoft Direct Sound API. </td></tr>
 155 <tr><td valign="top"><em><a class="anchor" name="w8w7"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RTAUDIO_DUMMY" ref="w8w7" args="" -->RTAUDIO_DUMMY</em>&nbsp;</td><td>
 156 A compilable but non-functional API. </td></tr>
 157 </table>
 158 </dl>
 159     </td>
 160   </tr>
 161 </table>
 162 <hr><h2>Constructor &amp; Destructor Documentation</h2>
 163 <a class="anchor" name="a0"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::RtAudio" ref="a0" args="(RtAudio::Api api=UNSPECIFIED)" --><p>
 164 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 165   <tr>
 166     <td class="mdRow">
 167       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 168         <tr>
 169           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">RtAudio::RtAudio           </td>
 170           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 171           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top"><a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8">RtAudio::Api</a>&nbsp;</td>
 172           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap> <em>api</em> = <code>UNSPECIFIED</code>          </td>
 173           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 174           <td class="md" nowrap>  throw ()</td>
 175         </tr>
 176       </table>
 177     </td>
 178   </tr>
 179 </table>
 180 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 181   <tr>
 182     <td>
 183       &nbsp;
 184     </td>
 185     <td>
 186
 187 <p>
 188 The class constructor.
 189 <p>
 190 The constructor performs minor initialization tasks. No exceptions can be thrown.<p>
 191 If no API argument is specified and multiple API support has been compiled, the default order of use is JACK, ALSA, OSS (Linux systems) and ASIO, DS (Windows systems).    </td>
 192   </tr>
 193 </table>
 194 <a class="anchor" name="a1"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::~RtAudio" ref="a1" args="()" --><p>
 195 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 196   <tr>
 197     <td class="mdRow">
 198       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 199         <tr>
 200           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">RtAudio::~RtAudio           </td>
 201           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 202           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 203           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 204           <td class="md" nowrap>  throw ()</td>
 205         </tr>
 206       </table>
 207     </td>
 208   </tr>
 209 </table>
 210 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 211   <tr>
 212     <td>
 213       &nbsp;
 214     </td>
 215     <td>
 216
 217 <p>
 218 The destructor.
 219 <p>
 220 If a stream is running or open, it will be stopped and closed automatically.    </td>
 221   </tr>
 222 </table>
 223 <hr><h2>Member Function Documentation</h2>
 224 <a class="anchor" name="e0"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::getCompiledApi" ref="e0" args="(std::vector&lt; RtAudio::Api &gt; &amp;apis)" --><p>
 225 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 226   <tr>
 227     <td class="mdRow">
 228       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 229         <tr>
 230           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">static void RtAudio::getCompiledApi           </td>
 231           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 232           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">std::vector&lt; <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#w8">RtAudio::Api</a> &gt; &amp;&nbsp;</td>
 233           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap> <em>apis</em>          </td>
 234           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 235           <td class="md" nowrap>  throw ()<code> [static]</code></td>
 236         </tr>
 237       </table>
 238     </td>
 239   </tr>
 240 </table>
 241 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 242   <tr>
 243     <td>
 244       &nbsp;
 245     </td>
 246     <td>
 247
 248 <p>
 249 A static function to determine the available compiled audio APIs.
 250 <p>
 251 The values returned in the std::vector can be compared against the enumerated list values. Note that there can be more than one API compiled for certain operating systems.    </td>
 252   </tr>
 253 </table>
 254 <a class="anchor" name="a3"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::getDeviceCount" ref="a3" args="(void)" --><p>
 255 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 256   <tr>
 257     <td class="mdRow">
 258       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 259         <tr>
 260           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">unsigned int RtAudio::getDeviceCount           </td>
 261           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 262           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void&nbsp;</td>
 263           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 264           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 265           <td class="md" nowrap>  throw ()<code> [inline]</code></td>
 266         </tr>
 267       </table>
 268     </td>
 269   </tr>
 270 </table>
 271 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 272   <tr>
 273     <td>
 274       &nbsp;
 275     </td>
 276     <td>
 277
 278 <p>
 279 A public function that queries for the number of audio devices available.
 280 <p>
 281 This function performs a system query of available devices each time it is called, thus supporting devices connected <em>after</em> instantiation. If a system error occurs during processing, a warning will be issued.    </td>
 282   </tr>
 283 </table>
 284 <a class="anchor" name="a4"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::getDeviceInfo" ref="a4" args="(unsigned int device)" --><p>
 285 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 286   <tr>
 287     <td class="mdRow">
 288       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 289         <tr>
 290           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top"><a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1DeviceInfo.html">RtAudio::DeviceInfo</a> RtAudio::getDeviceInfo           </td>
 291           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 292           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">unsigned int&nbsp;</td>
 293           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap> <em>device</em>          </td>
 294           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 295           <td class="md" nowrap><code> [inline]</code></td>
 296         </tr>
 297       </table>
 298     </td>
 299   </tr>
 300 </table>
 301 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 302   <tr>
 303     <td>
 304       &nbsp;
 305     </td>
 306     <td>
 307
 308 <p>
 309 Return an <a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1DeviceInfo.html">RtAudio::DeviceInfo</a> structure for a specified device number.
 310 <p>
 311 Any device integer between 0 and <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a3">getDeviceCount()</a> - 1 is valid. If an invalid argument is provided, an <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = INVALID_USE) will be thrown. If a device is busy or otherwise unavailable, the structure member "probed" will have a value of "false" and all other members are undefined. If the specified device is the current default input or output device, the corresponding "isDefault" member will have a value of "true".    </td>
 312   </tr>
 313 </table>
 314 <a class="anchor" name="a5"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::getDefaultOutputDevice" ref="a5" args="(void)" --><p>
 315 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 316   <tr>
 317     <td class="mdRow">
 318       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 319         <tr>
 320           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">unsigned int RtAudio::getDefaultOutputDevice           </td>
 321           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 322           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void&nbsp;</td>
 323           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 324           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 325           <td class="md" nowrap>  throw ()<code> [inline]</code></td>
 326         </tr>
 327       </table>
 328     </td>
 329   </tr>
 330 </table>
 331 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 332   <tr>
 333     <td>
 334       &nbsp;
 335     </td>
 336     <td>
 337
 338 <p>
 339 A function that returns the index of the default output device.
 340 <p>
 341 If the underlying audio API does not provide a "default device", or if no devices are available, the return value will be 0. Note that this is a valid device identifier and it is the client's responsibility to verify that a device is available before attempting to open a stream.    </td>
 342   </tr>
 343 </table>
 344 <a class="anchor" name="a6"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::getDefaultInputDevice" ref="a6" args="(void)" --><p>
 345 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 346   <tr>
 347     <td class="mdRow">
 348       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 349         <tr>
 350           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">unsigned int RtAudio::getDefaultInputDevice           </td>
 351           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 352           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void&nbsp;</td>
 353           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 354           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 355           <td class="md" nowrap>  throw ()<code> [inline]</code></td>
 356         </tr>
 357       </table>
 358     </td>
 359   </tr>
 360 </table>
 361 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 362   <tr>
 363     <td>
 364       &nbsp;
 365     </td>
 366     <td>
 367
 368 <p>
 369 A function that returns the index of the default input device.
 370 <p>
 371 If the underlying audio API does not provide a "default device", or if no devices are available, the return value will be 0. Note that this is a valid device identifier and it is the client's responsibility to verify that a device is available before attempting to open a stream.    </td>
 372   </tr>
 373 </table>
 374 <a class="anchor" name="a7"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::openStream" ref="a7" args="(RtAudio::StreamParameters *outputParameters, RtAudio::StreamParameters *inputParameters, RtAudioFormat format, unsigned int sampleRate, unsigned int *bufferFrames, RtAudioCallback callback, void *userData=NULL, RtAudio::StreamOptions *options=NULL)" --><p>
 375 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 376   <tr>
 377     <td class="mdRow">
 378       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 379         <tr>
 380           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void RtAudio::openStream           </td>
 381           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 382           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top"><a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamParameters.html">RtAudio::StreamParameters</a> *&nbsp;</td>
 383           <td class="mdname" nowrap> <em>outputParameters</em>, </td>
 384         </tr>
 385         <tr>
 386           <td class="md" nowrap align="right"></td>
 387           <td class="md"></td>
 388           <td class="md" nowrap><a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamParameters.html">RtAudio::StreamParameters</a> *&nbsp;</td>
 389           <td class="mdname" nowrap> <em>inputParameters</em>, </td>
 390         </tr>
 391         <tr>
 392           <td class="md" nowrap align="right"></td>
 393           <td class="md"></td>
 394           <td class="md" nowrap><a class="el" href="RtAudio_8h.html#a1">RtAudioFormat</a>&nbsp;</td>
 395           <td class="mdname" nowrap> <em>format</em>, </td>
 396         </tr>
 397         <tr>
 398           <td class="md" nowrap align="right"></td>
 399           <td class="md"></td>
 400           <td class="md" nowrap>unsigned int&nbsp;</td>
 401           <td class="mdname" nowrap> <em>sampleRate</em>, </td>
 402         </tr>
 403         <tr>
 404           <td class="md" nowrap align="right"></td>
 405           <td class="md"></td>
 406           <td class="md" nowrap>unsigned int *&nbsp;</td>
 407           <td class="mdname" nowrap> <em>bufferFrames</em>, </td>
 408         </tr>
 409         <tr>
 410           <td class="md" nowrap align="right"></td>
 411           <td class="md"></td>
 412           <td class="md" nowrap><a class="el" href="RtAudio_8h.html#a15">RtAudioCallback</a>&nbsp;</td>
 413           <td class="mdname" nowrap> <em>callback</em>, </td>
 414         </tr>
 415         <tr>
 416           <td class="md" nowrap align="right"></td>
 417           <td class="md"></td>
 418           <td class="md" nowrap>void *&nbsp;</td>
 419           <td class="mdname" nowrap> <em>userData</em> = <code>NULL</code>, </td>
 420         </tr>
 421         <tr>
 422           <td class="md" nowrap align="right"></td>
 423           <td class="md"></td>
 424           <td class="md" nowrap><a class="el" href="structRtAudio_1_1StreamOptions.html">RtAudio::StreamOptions</a> *&nbsp;</td>
 425           <td class="mdname" nowrap> <em>options</em> = <code>NULL</code></td>
 426         </tr>
 427         <tr>
 428           <td class="md"></td>
 429           <td class="md">)&nbsp;</td>
 430           <td class="md" colspan="2"></td>
 431         </tr>
 432       </table>
 433     </td>
 434   </tr>
 435 </table>
 436 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 437   <tr>
 438     <td>
 439       &nbsp;
 440     </td>
 441     <td>
 442
 443 <p>
 444 A public function for opening a stream with the specified parameters.
 445 <p>
 446 An <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = SYSTEM_ERROR) is thrown if a stream cannot be opened with the specified parameters or an error occurs during processing. An <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = INVALID_USE) is thrown if any invalid device ID or channel number parameters are specified.<p>
 447 <dl compact><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt><dd>
 448   <table border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0">
 449     <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>outputParameters</em>&nbsp;</td><td>Specifies output stream parameters to use when opening a stream, including a device ID, number of channels, and starting channel number. For input-only streams, this argument should be NULL. The device ID is an index value between 0 and <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a3">getDeviceCount()</a> - 1. </td></tr>
 450     <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>inputParameters</em>&nbsp;</td><td>Specifies input stream parameters to use when opening a stream, including a device ID, number of channels, and starting channel number. For output-only streams, this argument should be NULL. The device ID is an index value between 0 and <a class="el" href="classRtAudio.html#a3">getDeviceCount()</a> - 1. </td></tr>
 451     <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>format</em>&nbsp;</td><td>An RtAudioFormat specifying the desired sample data format. </td></tr>
 452     <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>sampleRate</em>&nbsp;</td><td>The desired sample rate (sample frames per second). </td></tr>
 453     <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>*bufferFrames</em>&nbsp;</td><td>A pointer to a value indicating the desired internal buffer size in sample frames. The actual value used by the device is returned via the same pointer. A value of zero can be specified, in which case the lowest allowable value is determined. </td></tr>
 454     <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>callback</em>&nbsp;</td><td>A client-defined function that will be invoked when input data is available and/or output data is needed. </td></tr>
 455     <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>userData</em>&nbsp;</td><td>An optional pointer to data that can be accessed from within the callback function. </td></tr>
 456     <tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>options</em>&nbsp;</td><td>An optional pointer to a structure containing various global stream options, including a list of OR'ed RtAudioStreamFlags and a suggested number of stream buffers that can be used to control stream latency. More buffers typically result in more robust performance, though at a cost of greater latency. If a value of zero is specified, a system-specific median value is chosen. If the RTAUDIO_MINIMIZE_LATENCY flag bit is set, the lowest allowable value is used. The actual value used is returned via the structure argument. The parameter is API dependent.</td></tr>
 457   </table>
 458 </dl>
 459     </td>
 460   </tr>
 461 </table>
 462 <a class="anchor" name="a8"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::closeStream" ref="a8" args="(void)" --><p>
 463 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 464   <tr>
 465     <td class="mdRow">
 466       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 467         <tr>
 468           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void RtAudio::closeStream           </td>
 469           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 470           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void&nbsp;</td>
 471           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 472           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 473           <td class="md" nowrap>  throw ()<code> [inline]</code></td>
 474         </tr>
 475       </table>
 476     </td>
 477   </tr>
 478 </table>
 479 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 480   <tr>
 481     <td>
 482       &nbsp;
 483     </td>
 484     <td>
 485
 486 <p>
 487 A function that closes a stream and frees any associated stream memory.
 488 <p>
 489 If a stream is not open, this function issues a warning and returns (no exception is thrown).    </td>
 490   </tr>
 491 </table>
 492 <a class="anchor" name="a9"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::startStream" ref="a9" args="(void)" --><p>
 493 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 494   <tr>
 495     <td class="mdRow">
 496       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 497         <tr>
 498           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void RtAudio::startStream           </td>
 499           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 500           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void&nbsp;</td>
 501           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 502           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 503           <td class="md" nowrap><code> [inline]</code></td>
 504         </tr>
 505       </table>
 506     </td>
 507   </tr>
 508 </table>
 509 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 510   <tr>
 511     <td>
 512       &nbsp;
 513     </td>
 514     <td>
 515
 516 <p>
 517 A function that starts a stream.
 518 <p>
 519 An <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = SYSTEM_ERROR) is thrown if an error occurs during processing. An <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = INVALID_USE) is thrown if a stream is not open. A warning is issued if the stream is already running.    </td>
 520   </tr>
 521 </table>
 522 <a class="anchor" name="a10"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::stopStream" ref="a10" args="(void)" --><p>
 523 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 524   <tr>
 525     <td class="mdRow">
 526       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 527         <tr>
 528           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void RtAudio::stopStream           </td>
 529           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 530           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void&nbsp;</td>
 531           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 532           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 533           <td class="md" nowrap><code> [inline]</code></td>
 534         </tr>
 535       </table>
 536     </td>
 537   </tr>
 538 </table>
 539 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 540   <tr>
 541     <td>
 542       &nbsp;
 543     </td>
 544     <td>
 545
 546 <p>
 547 Stop a stream, allowing any samples remaining in the output queue to be played.
 548 <p>
 549 An <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = SYSTEM_ERROR) is thrown if an error occurs during processing. An <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = INVALID_USE) is thrown if a stream is not open. A warning is issued if the stream is already stopped.    </td>
 550   </tr>
 551 </table>
 552 <a class="anchor" name="a11"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::abortStream" ref="a11" args="(void)" --><p>
 553 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 554   <tr>
 555     <td class="mdRow">
 556       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 557         <tr>
 558           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void RtAudio::abortStream           </td>
 559           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 560           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void&nbsp;</td>
 561           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 562           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 563           <td class="md" nowrap><code> [inline]</code></td>
 564         </tr>
 565       </table>
 566     </td>
 567   </tr>
 568 </table>
 569 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 570   <tr>
 571     <td>
 572       &nbsp;
 573     </td>
 574     <td>
 575
 576 <p>
 577 Stop a stream, discarding any samples remaining in the input/output queue.
 578 <p>
 579 An <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = SYSTEM_ERROR) is thrown if an error occurs during processing. An <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = INVALID_USE) is thrown if a stream is not open. A warning is issued if the stream is already stopped.    </td>
 580   </tr>
 581 </table>
 582 <a class="anchor" name="a14"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::getStreamTime" ref="a14" args="(void)" --><p>
 583 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 584   <tr>
 585     <td class="mdRow">
 586       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 587         <tr>
 588           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">double RtAudio::getStreamTime           </td>
 589           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 590           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void&nbsp;</td>
 591           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 592           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 593           <td class="md" nowrap><code> [inline]</code></td>
 594         </tr>
 595       </table>
 596     </td>
 597   </tr>
 598 </table>
 599 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 600   <tr>
 601     <td>
 602       &nbsp;
 603     </td>
 604     <td>
 605
 606 <p>
 607 Returns the number of elapsed seconds since the stream was started.
 608 <p>
 609 If a stream is not open, an <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = INVALID_USE) will be thrown.    </td>
 610   </tr>
 611 </table>
 612 <a class="anchor" name="a15"></a><!-- doxytag: member="RtAudio::getStreamLatency" ref="a15" args="(void)" --><p>
 613 <table class="mdTable" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
 614   <tr>
 615     <td class="mdRow">
 616       <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
 617         <tr>
 618           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">long RtAudio::getStreamLatency           </td>
 619           <td class="md" valign="top">(&nbsp;</td>
 620           <td class="md" nowrap valign="top">void&nbsp;</td>
 621           <td class="mdname1" valign="top" nowrap>          </td>
 622           <td class="md" valign="top">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</td>
 623           <td class="md" nowrap><code> [inline]</code></td>
 624         </tr>
 625       </table>
 626     </td>
 627   </tr>
 628 </table>
 629 <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" border="0">
 630   <tr>
 631     <td>
 632       &nbsp;
 633     </td>
 634     <td>
 635
 636 <p>
 637 Returns the internal stream latency in sample frames.
 638 <p>
 639 The stream latency refers to delay in audio input and/or output caused by internal buffering by the audio system and/or hardware. For duplex streams, the returned value will represent the sum of the input and output latencies. If a stream is not open, an <a class="el" href="classRtError.html">RtError</a> (type = INVALID_USE) will be thrown. If the API does not report latency, the return value will be zero.    </td>
 640   </tr>
 641 </table>
 642 <hr>The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:<ul>
 643 <li><a class="el" href="RtAudio_8h-source.html">RtAudio.h</a></ul>
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