AFGetProperty(3)

NAME
AFGetProperty, AFListProperties, AFChangeProperty, AFDeleteProperty - obtain and change properties

SYNTAX
#include <AF/AFlib.h>
int AFGetProperty(AC ac, AAtom property, long long_offset,
                    long long_length, ABool delete, AAtom req_type,
                    AAtom *actual_type_return, int *actual_format_return,
                    unsigned long *nitems_return,
                    unsigned long *bytes_after_return,
                    unsigned char **prop_return)

AAtom *AFListProperties(AC ac, int *num_prop_return)

AFChangeProperty(AC ac, AAtom property, AAtom type, int format,
                    int mode, unsigned char *data, int nelements)

AFDeleteProperty(AC ac, AAtom property)

ARGUMENTS

actual_format_return
    Returns the actual format of the property.

actual_type_return
    Returns the atom identifier that defines the actual type of the property.

bytes_after_return
    Returns the number of bytes remaining to be read in the property if a partial read was performed.

data
    Specifies the property data.

delete
    Specifies a Boolean value that determines whether the property is deleted.

ac  Specifies the device to use (via an audio context).

format
    Specifies whether the data should be viewed as a list of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit quantities. Possible values are 8, 16, and 32. This information allows the AF server to correctly perform byte-swap operations as necessary. If the format is 16-bit or 32-bit, you must explicitly cast your data pointer to an (unsigned char *) in the call to

long_length
    Specifies the length in 32-bit multiples of the data to be retrieved.

long_offset
    Specifies the offset in the specified property (in 32-bit quantities) where the data is to be retrieved.

mode
    Specifies the mode of the operation. You can pass or

nelements
    Specifies the number of elements of the specified data format.

nitems_return
    Returns the actual number of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit items stored in the prop_return data.

num_prop
    Specifies the length of the properties array.

num_prop_return
    Returns the length of the properties array.

npositions
    Specifies the rotation amount.

prop_return
    Returns the data in the specified format.

property
    Specifies the property name.

properties
    Specifies the array of properties that are to be rotated.

req_type
    Specifies the atom identifier associated with the property type or

type
    Specifies the type of the property. The AF server does not interpret the type but simply passes it back to an application that later calls

DESCRIPTION
The function returns the actual type of the property; the actual format of the property; the number of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit items transferred; the number of bytes remaining to be read in the property; and a pointer to the data actually returned. sets the return arguments as follows:

•   If the specified property does not exist for the specified device, returns to actual_type_return and the value zero to actual_format_return and bytes_after_return. The nitems_return argument is empty. In this case, the delete argument is ignored.

•   If the specified property exists but its type does not match the specified type, returns the actual property type to actual_type_return, the actual property format (never zero) to actual_format_return, and the property length in bytes (even if the actual_format_return is 16 or 32) to bytes_after_return. It also ignores the delete argument. The nitems_return argument is empty.

•   If the specified property exists and either you assign to the req_type argument or the specified type matches the actual property type, returns the actual property type to actual_type_return and the actual property format (never zero) to actual_format_return. It also returns a value to bytes_after_return and nitems_return, by defining the following values:

    	N = actual length of the stored property in bytes
    	     (even if the format is 16 or 32)
    	I = 4 * long_offset
    	T = N - I
    	L = MINIMUM(T, 4 * long_length)
    	A = N - (I + L)

    The returned value starts at byte index I in the property (indexing from zero), and its length in bytes is L. If the value for long_offset causes L to be negative, a error results. The value of bytes_after_return is A, giving the number of trailing unread bytes in the stored property.

always allocates one extra byte in prop_return (even if the property is zero length) and sets it to ASCII null so that simple properties consisting of characters do not have to be copied into yet another string before use. If delete is and bytes_after_return is zero, deletes the property from the device and generates a event on the device.

The function returns if it executes successfully. To free the resulting data, use

can generate and errors.

The function returns a pointer to an array of atom properties that are defined for the specified device or returns NULL if no properties were found. To free the memory allocated by this function, use

can generate a error.

The function alters the property for the specified device and causes the AudioFIle server to generate a event on that device. performs the following:

•   If mode is discards the previous property value and stores the new data.

•   If mode is or inserts the specified data before the beginning of the existing data or onto the end of the existing data, respectively. The type and format must match the existing property value, or a error results. If the property is undefined, it is treated as defined with the correct type and format with zero-length data.

The lifetime of a property is not tied to the storing client. Properties remain until explicitly deleted, or until the server resets. The maximum size of a property is server dependent and can vary dynamically depending on the amount of memory the server has available. (If there is insufficient space, a error results.)

can generate and errors.

The function deletes the specified property only if the property was defined on the specified device and causes the AF server to generate a event on the device unless the property does not exist.

can generate and errors.

DIAGNOSTICS

The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.

A value for an Atom argument does not name a defined Atom.

Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted by the request.
    Unless a specific range is specified for an argument, the full range defined by the argument's type is accepted. Any argument defined as a set of alternatives can generate this error.

A value for a audio context argument is not valid.

SEE ALSO
AF(1)

BUGS
If you encounter a reproducible bug, please submit a problem report to (af-bugs@crl.dec.com).

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1990-1994, Digital Equipment Corporation.
See AF(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

AUTHORS
Digital Cambridge Research Lab