BASS_DEVICEINFO structure

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Used with BASS_GetDeviceInfo or BASS_RecordGetDeviceInfo to retrieve information on a device.

typedef struct {
    char *name;
    char *driver;
    DWORD flags;
} BASS_DEVICEINFO;

Members

name	Description of the device.
driver	The filename of the driver.
flags	The device's current status... a combination of these flags. BASS_DEVICE_ENABLED The device is enabled. It will not be possible to initialize the device if this flag is not present. BASS_DEVICE_DEFAULT The device is the system default. BASS_DEVICE_INIT The device is initialized, ie. BASS_Init or BASS_RecordInit has been called. The type of device may also be indicated in the high 8 bits (use BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_MASK to test), and can be one of the following. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_DIGITAL An audio endpoint device that connects to an audio adapter through a connector for a digital interface of unknown type. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_DISPLAYPORT An audio endpoint device that connects to an audio adapter through a DisplayPort connector. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_HANDSET The part of a telephone that is held in the hand and that contains a speaker and a microphone for two-way communication. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_HDMI An audio endpoint device that connects to an audio adapter through a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_HEADPHONES A set of headphones. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_HEADSET An earphone or a pair of earphones with an attached mouthpiece for two-way communication. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_LINE An audio endpoint device that sends a line-level analog signal to a line-input jack on an audio adapter or that receives a line-level analog signal from a line-output jack on the adapter. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE A microphone. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_NETWORK An audio endpoint device that the user accesses remotely through a network. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_SPDIF An audio endpoint device that connects to an audio adapter through a Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) connector. BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_SPEAKERS A set of speakers.

Remarks

When a device is disabled/disconnected, it is still retained in the device list, but the BASS_DEVICE_ENABLED flag is removed from it. If the device is subsequently re-enabled, it may become available again with the same device number, or the system may add a new entry for it.

When a new device is connected, it can affect the other devices and result in the system moving them to new device entries. If an affected device is initialized, it will stop working and will need to be reinitialized using its new device number.

Platform-specific

On Windows, driver can reveal the type of driver being used on systems that support both VxD and WDM drivers (Windows Me/98SE). Further information can be obtained from the file via the GetFileVersionInfo function. On Vista and newer, the device's endpoint ID is given rather than its driver filename. On OSX, driver is the device's UID, and on Linux it is the ALSA device name. It is unused on other platforms. The device type is only available on Windows (Vista and newer) and OSX. On Windows, DisplayPort devices will have BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_HDMI rather than BASS_DEVICE_TYPE_DISPLAYPORT.

Depending on the BASS_CONFIG_UNICODE config setting, name and driver can be in ANSI or UTF-8 form on Windows. They are always in UTF-16 form ("WCHAR" rather than "char") on Windows CE, and UTF-8 on other platforms.

See also

BASS_GetDeviceInfo, BASS_RecordGetDeviceInfo, BASS_CONFIG_UNICODE