Methods > Init and info > SoundFileInfoGet method

Remarks

Obtains a string of characters containing a specific information about a sound file.

In case the sound file should have been already loaded into the editor, you could obtain the same information by using the SoundLoadedInfoGet method.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]

Public Function SoundFileInfoGet (

strPathname as String,

) as String

[C#]

public string SoundFileInfoGet (

string strPathname,

);

[C++]

public: string SoundFileInfoGet (

string strPathname,

);

Parameter

Description

strPathname

String containing the absolute pathname of the song file to check.

nInfo

The specific information that must be obtained.

Supported values are the following:

Mnemonic constant	Value	Meaning
SOUNDFILE_INFO_FORMAT	0	Audio format
SOUNDFILE_INFO_FREQUENCY	1	Audio frequency or sample rate
SOUNDFILE_INFO_CHANNELS	2	Audio channels
SOUNDFILE_INFO_BITS_PER_SAMPLE	3	Audio bits per sample
SOUNDFILE_INFO_WAV_FORMAT_TAG	4	WAV format tag
SOUNDFILE_INFO_WAV_FORMAT_TAG_DESC	5	WAV format tag friendly descriptor
SOUNDFILE_INFO_ENCODE_MODE	6	Encode mode
SOUNDFILE_INFO_ENCODE_MODE_DESC	7	Encode mode friendly descriptor
SOUNDFILE_INFO_AVERAGE_BITRATE	8	Average bitrate
SOUNDFILE_INFO_RAW_LITTLE_ENDIAN	9	Endiannes for raw audio files
SOUNDFILE_INFO_MP3_FRAMES	10	Number of MP3 frames
SOUNDFILE_INFO_MP3_MPEG_LEVEL	11	MP3 level
SOUNDFILE_INFO_MP3_MPEG_LAYER	12	Type of MPEG layer for MP3 files
SOUNDFILE_INFO_MP3_BITRATE	13	MP3 bitrate
SOUNDFILE_INFO_MP3_CHAN_MODE	14	MP3 channel mode
SOUNDFILE_INFO_MP3_IS_VBR	15	MP3 is VBR
SOUNDFILE_INFO_WMA_CODEC	16	Type of WMA codec
SOUNDFILE_INFO_DURATION_MS	17	Sound duration in milliseconds

Return value

Value	Meaning

Empty string	An error occurred (see the LastError property for further error details)
Valid string	String of characters containing the requested information