SDL_HINT_AUDIO_FORMAT - Man Page

A variable controlling the default audio format.

Header File

Defined in SDL3/SDL_hints.h

Synopsis

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

#define SDL_HINT_AUDIO_FORMAT SDL_AUDIO_FORMAT"

Description

If the application doesn't specify the audio format when opening the device, this hint can be used to specify a default format that will be used.

The variable can be set to the following values:

· "U8": Unsigned 8-bit audio

· "S8": Signed 8-bit audio

· "S16LE": Signed 16-bit little-endian audio

· "S16BE": Signed 16-bit big-endian audio

· "S16": Signed 16-bit native-endian audio (default)

· "S32LE": Signed 32-bit little-endian audio

· "S32BE": Signed 32-bit big-endian audio

· "S32": Signed 32-bit native-endian audio

· "F32LE": Floating point little-endian audio

· "F32BE": Floating point big-endian audio

· "F32": Floating point native-endian audio

This hint should be set before an audio device is opened.

Availability

This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0.

Info

SDL 3.2.2 Simple Directmedia Layer SDL3 FUNCTIONS