Methods > IO devices and system mixers > GetInputDeviceChannelsCount method

Remarks

Retrieves the number of input channels (e.g. Microphone, Stereo Mix, Line-In, etc.) available inside the given input device.

The friendly name of each input channel can be obtained using the GetInputDeviceChannelDesc method.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]

control.GetInputDeviceChannelsCount (

nInputDevice as integer

) as integer

[C++]

short control.GetInputDeviceChannelsCount (

short nInputDevice

);

Parameter	Description

nInputDevice	Number representing the zero-based index of the input device whose input channels must be retrieved

Return value

Value	Meaning

Negative value	An error occurred, check the LastError property value in order to see the error code meaning
>= 0	The number of available channels.