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snd_pcm_format_linear()

Check for a linear format

Synopsis:

#include <sys/asoundlib.h>

int snd_pcm_format_linear( int format );

Arguments:

format

The format number (one of the SND_PCM_SFMT_* constants). For a list of the supported formats, see snd_pcm_get_format_name().

Library:

libasound.so

Description:

The snd_pcm_format_linear() function checks to see if the format is linear. The supported linear formats are:

• SND_PCM_SFMT_S8
• SND_PCM_SFMT_U8
• SND_PCM_SFMT_S16_LE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_U16_LE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_S16_BE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_U16_BE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_S24_LE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_U24_LE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_S24_BE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_U24_BE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_S32_LE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_U32_LE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_S32_BE
• SND_PCM_SFMT_U32_BE

For a list of all the supported formats, see snd_pcm_get_format_name().

Returns:

1

The format is a linear format.

0

The format isn't a linear format.

Errors:

None.

Classification:

QNX Neutrino

Safety:
Cancellation point	No
Interrupt handler	No
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes

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(), snd_pcm_get_format_name()

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