snd_pcm_get_format_name()

Convert a format value into a human-readable text string

Synopsis:

#include <sys/asoundlib.h>

const char *snd_pcm_get_format_name( int format );

Arguments:

format

The format number (one of the SND_PCM_SFMT_* constants).

Library:

libasound.so

Description:

The snd_pcm_get_format_name() function converts a format member or manifest of the form SND_PCM_SFMT_* to a text string suitable for displaying to a human user:

SND_PCM_SFMT_U8

Unsigned 8-bit

SND_PCM_SFMT_S8

Signed 8-bit

SND_PCM_SFMT_U16_LE

Unsigned 16-bit Little Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_U16_BE

Unsigned 16-bit Big Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_S16_LE

Signed 16-bit Little Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_S16_BE

Signed 16-bit Big Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_U24_LE

Unsigned 24-bit Little Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_U24_BE

Unsigned 24-bit Big Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_S24_LE

Signed 24-bit Little Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_S24_BE

Signed 24-bit Big Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_U32_LE

Unsigned 32-bit Little Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_U32_BE

Unsigned 32-bit Big Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_S32_LE

Signed 32-bit Little Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_S32_BE

Signed 32-bit Big Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_A_LAW

A-Law

SND_PCM_SFMT_MU_LAW

Mu-Law

SND_PCM_SFMT_FLOAT_LE

Float Little Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_FLOAT_BE

Float Big Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_FLOAT64_LE

Float64 Little Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_FLOAT64_BE

Float64 Big Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_IEC958_SUBFRAME_LE

IEC-958 Little Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_IEC958_SUBFRAME_BE

IEC-958 Big Endian

SND_PCM_SFMT_IMA_ADPCM

Ima-ADPCM

SND_PCM_SFMT_GSM

GSM

SND_PCM_SFMT_MPEG

MPEG

SND_PCM_SFMT_SPECIAL

Special

Returns:

A character pointer to the text format name.

Don't modify the strings that this function returns.

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

See also:

snd_pcm_build_linear_format(), snd_pcm_format_big_endian(), snd_pcm_format_little_endian(), snd_pcm_format_signed(), snd_pcm_format_size(), snd_pcm_format_unsigned(), snd_pcm_format_width()