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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
.. c:namespace:: DTV.audio
.. _AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE:
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AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE
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Name
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AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE
.. attention:: This ioctl is deprecated
Synopsis
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.. c:macro:: AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE
``int ioctl(fd, AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE, int type)``
Arguments
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- int fd
- File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
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- int type
- stream type
Description
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This ioctl tells the driver which kind of audio stream to expect. This
is useful if the stream offers several audio sub-streams like LPCM and
AC3.
Return Value
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On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
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- ``EINVAL``
- type is not a valid or supported stream type.