SDL_IsAudioDevicePlayback(3)

SDL_IsAudioDevicePlayback 🎀🦋

hiii bestie!! welcome to the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the manual. this page is all about one tiny but iconic question: is this audio device a playback device, or is it out here recording? let's get into it 💖

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✨ NAME ✨

SDL_IsAudioDevicePlayback — determine if an audio device is a playback device (instead of recording). periodt.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_audio.h>

bool SDL_IsAudioDevicePlayback(SDL_AudioDeviceID devid);

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so real talk: this function may return either true or false for invalid device IDs. no cap, that's just the vibe. 🙈

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✨ FUNCTION PARAMETERS ✨

• devid — the device ID to query. that's the one you're asking about, bestie 💅

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✨ RETURN VALUE ✨

returns true if devid is a playback device, false if it is recording. literally that simple. 👑

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✨ THREAD SAFETY ✨

it is safe to call this function from any thread. so go off, call it from wherever, it's giving thread-safe 🧚✨

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✨ AVAILABILITY ✨

this function is available since SDL 3.2.0. iconic behavior fr fr 💜

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okay bestie that's the whole page!! brought to you by Simple Directmedia Layer, version SDL 3.4.18, and the manual page SDL_IsAudioDevicePlayback(3) 🫶💖✨