BASS

BASS_ChannelGetTags

Retrieves tags/headers from a channel.

char *BASS_ChannelGetTags(
    DWORD handle,
    DWORD tags
);

Parameters

handle

The channel handle... a HMUSIC or HSTREAM.

tags

The tags/headers wanted... one of the following.

BASS_TAG_APE	APE (v1 or v2) tags. A pointer to a series of null-terminated UTF-8 strings is returned, the final string ending with a double null. Each string is in the form of "key=value", or "key=value1/value2/..." if there are multiple values.
BASS_TAG_APE_BINARY + tag number (0=first)	APE binary tag. A pointer to a TAG_APE_BINARY structure is returned.
BASS_TAG_CA_CODEC	CoreAudio codec information. A pointer to a TAG_CA_CODEC structure is returned.
BASS_TAG_HTTP	HTTP headers, only available when streaming from a HTTP server. A pointer to a series of null-terminated strings is returned, the final string ending with a double null.
BASS_TAG_ICY	ICY (Shoutcast) tags. A pointer to a series of null-terminated strings is returned, the final string ending with a double null.
BASS_TAG_ID3	ID3v1 tags. A pointer to a TAG_ID3 structure is returned.
BASS_TAG_ID3V2	ID3v2 tags. A pointer to a variable length block is returned. ID3v2 tags are supported at both the start and end of the file, and in designated RIFF/AIFF chunks. See www.id3.org for details of the block's structure.
BASS_TAG_LYRICS3	Lyrics3v2 tag. A single string is returned, containing the Lyrics3v2 information. See www.id3.org/Lyrics3v2 for details of its format.
BASS_TAG_META	Shoutcast metadata. A single string is returned, containing the current stream title and url (usually omitted). The format of the string is: StreamTitle='xxx';StreamUrl='xxx';
BASS_TAG_MF	Media Foundation metadata. A pointer to a series of null-terminated UTF-8 strings is returned, the final string ending with a double null.
BASS_TAG_MP4	MP4/iTunes metadata. A pointer to a series of null-terminated UTF-8 strings is returned, the final string ending with a double null.
BASS_TAG_MUSIC_INST + instrument number (0=first)	MOD instrument name. Only available with formats that have instruments, eg. IT and XM (and MO3).
BASS_TAG_MUSIC_MESSAGE	MOD message text.
BASS_TAG_MUSIC_NAME	MOD music title.
BASS_TAG_MUSIC_ORDERS	MOD music order list. A pointer to a byte array is returned, with each byte being the pattern number played at that order position. Pattern number 254 is "+++" (skip order) and 255 is "---" (end song).
BASS_TAG_MUSIC_SAMPLE + sample number (0=first)	MOD sample name.
BASS_TAG_OGG	OGG comments. A pointer to a series of null-terminated UTF-8 strings is returned, the final string ending with a double null.
BASS_TAG_RIFF_BEXT	RIFF/BWF "bext" chunk tags. A pointer to a TAG_BEXT structure is returned.
BASS_TAG_RIFF_CART	RIFF/BWF "cart" chunk tags. A pointer to a TAG_CART structure is returned.
BASS_TAG_RIFF_DISP	RIFF "DISP" chunk text (CF_TEXT) tag. A single string is returned.
BASS_TAG_RIFF_INFO	RIFF "INFO" chunk tags. A pointer to a series of null-terminated strings is returned, the final string ending with a double null. The tags are in the form of "XXXX=text", where "XXXX" is the chunk ID.
BASS_TAG_VENDOR	OGG encoder. A single UTF-8 string is returned.
BASS_TAG_WAVEFORMAT	WAVE "fmt " chunk contents. A pointer to a WAVEFORMATEX structure is returned. As well as WAVE files, this is also provided by Media Foundation codecs.

other tags may be supported by add-ons, see the documentation.

Return value

If successful, the requested tags are returned, else NULL is returned. Use BASS_ErrorGetCode to get the error code.

Error codes

BASS_ERROR_HANDLE	handle is not valid.
BASS_ERROR_NOTAVAIL	The requested tags are not available.

Remarks

Some tags (eg. ID3v1) are located at the end of the file, so when streaming a file from the internet, the tags will not be available until the download is complete. A BASS_SYNC_DOWNLOAD sync can be set via BASS_ChannelSetSync, to be informed of when the download is complete. A BASS_SYNC_META sync can be used to be informed of new Shoutcast metadata, and a BASS_SYNC_OGG_CHANGE sync for when a new logical bitstream begins in a chained OGG stream, which generally brings new OGG tags.

In a chained OGG file containing multiple bitstreams, each bitstream will have its own tags. To get the tags from a particular one, BASS_ChannelSetPosition can be first used to seek to it.

When a Media Foundation codec is in use, the BASS_TAG_WAVEFORMAT tag can be used to find out what the source format is, eg. via the WAVEFORMATEX structure's wFormatTag member. Some typical wFormatTag examples are: 0x0161 = WMA, 0x0162 = WMA pro, 0x0163 = WMA lossless, 0x1610 = AAC.

Example

List an OGG stream's comments.

char *comments=BASS_ChannelGetTags(channel, BASS_TAG_OGG); // get a pointer to the 1st comment
if (comments)
    while (*comments) {
        printf("%s\n", comments); // display the comment
        comments+=strlen(comments)+1; // move on to next comment
    }

List a MOD music's samples.

char *text;
int n=0;
while (text=BASS_ChannelGetTags(channel, BASS_TAG_MUSIC_SAMPLE+n)) {
    printf("sample %d = %s\n", n+1, text); // display the sample text
    n++; // move on to next sample
}