MIX_GetAudioFormat(3)

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version 3.2.4 · 2 versions
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💖 MIX_GetAudioFormat 💖

okay bestie, so this one is literally called MIX_GetAudioFormat and it lives in the SDL_mixer3 manual, section 3. what does it do? it asks a MIX_Audio what audio format it started with. just the beginning. the opener. the fit it walked in wearing. 👑 we'll get to why "initial" is doing so much heavy lifting in a sec.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h>

bool MIX_GetAudioFormat(MIX_Audio *audio, SDL_AudioSpec *spec);

that's it, that's the whole vibe. 🦋

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so here's the tea 🍵 — some audio files change format in the middle. not a typo, not a glitch, it's a whole thing that just happens.

some files explicitly support doing this, no cap. but the way more common example is two MP3 files concatenated together. like, glued end to end. one file, two vibes. 💅

and honestly? in many cases SDL_mixer will correctly handle these sorts of files, and that's iconic of it. but this function here — MIX_GetAudioFormat — will only report the initial format a file uses. the opening act. the first fit. not whatever it switches into later. 🙈

so if you were expecting the full story, bestie, this function is giving you chapter one. periodt.

🎀 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 🎀

  • audio — the audio you want to query. the one you're asking about. 🫶
  • spec — on success, the audio format details get stored in here. it's the delivery address for the answer. 💌

🌈 RETURN VALUE 🌈

returns true on success or false on failure. and if it fails? call SDL_GetError() for more information, because she will tell you what went wrong. 😭

🔥 THREAD SAFETY 🔥

it is safe to call this function from any thread. literally any. go wild. 🧚

⭐ AVAILABILITY ⭐

this function is available since SDL_mixer 3.0.0. so it's been here, holding it down. ✨

lowkey reminder: initial format only. if your file is out here changing outfits mid-playback, this function did not see that and will not report it. don't come for her, she told you upfront. 💀

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was SDL_mixer, documented as SDL_mixer 3.2.4, and you just read it like the main character you are. go query some audio formats, you've got this. mwah 💅💖🦋🌸

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