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waveOutGetDevCaps function (mmeapi.h)

The waveOutGetDevCaps function retrieves the capabilities of a given waveform-audio output device.

Syntax

MMRESULT waveOutGetDevCaps(
  UINT          uDeviceID,
  LPWAVEOUTCAPS pwoc,
  UINT          cbwoc
);

Parameters

uDeviceID

Identifier of the waveform-audio output device. It can be either a device identifier or a handle of an open waveform-audio output device.

pwoc

Pointer to a WAVEOUTCAPS structure to be filled with information about the capabilities of the device.

cbwoc

Size, in bytes, of the WAVEOUTCAPS structure.

Return value

Returns MMSYSERR_NOERROR if successful or an error otherwise. Possible error values include the following.

Return code Description
MMSYSERR_BADDEVICEID
Specified device identifier is out of range.
MMSYSERR_NODRIVER
No device driver is present.
MMSYSERR_NOMEM
Unable to allocate or lock memory.

Remarks

Use the waveOutGetNumDevs function to determine the number of waveform-audio output devices present in the system. If the value specified by the uDeviceID parameter is a device identifier, it can vary from zero to one less than the number of devices present. The WAVE_MAPPER constant can also be used as a device identifier. Only cbwoc bytes (or less) of information is copied to the ___location pointed to by pwoc. If cbwoc is zero, nothing is copied and the function returns zero.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header mmeapi.h (include Windows.h)
Library Winmm.lib
DLL Winmm.dll

See also

Waveform Audio

Waveform Functions