Classes > VUMeter class > Methods > VUMeter.Create method

Remarks

Creates the VU-Meter object: once created, the VU-Meter will stay active until the termination of the container application: being a graphical object, the VU-Meter needs to be associated to an existing window that will be used as a surface for the graphic rendering: this window can be changed at a later time through the VUMeter.SetHwnd method. For development environments like WPF, where controls don't expose a HWND, the usage of the VUMeter.CreateNew method should be preferred.

Once created, by default the VU-Meter is still not visible: you must make a call to the VUMeter.Show method in order to display it.

Note that you can have a different VU-Meter for each of the allocated players.

For further details about using the embedded VU-Meter refer to the VUMeter class section.

For details about using Visual Feedbacks refer to the How to use the embedded Visual Feedbacks section.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]

Public Function Create (

nPlayerIndex as Int16,

hWndTarget as IntPtr

) as enumErrorCodes

[C#]

public enumErrorCodes Create (

Int16 nPlayerIndex,

IntPtr hWndTarget

);

[C++]

public: enumErrorCodes Create (

Int16 nPlayerIndex,

IntPtr hWndTarget

);

Parameter	Description

nPlayerIndex	Number representing the zero-based index of the player that will use the VU-Meter
hWndTarget	Handle of the window whose surface will be used in order to render the VU-Meter graphics: if you want to implement your own VU-Meter graphics, catching the VUMeterValueChange event, you can set this parameter to 0.

Return value

Value	Meaning

Negative value	An error occurred (see the LastError property for further error details)
enumErrorCodes.NOERROR (0)	The method call was successful.