COM Objects > ACM object > Methods > EncodeFormats.ACM.GetCodecFormatDesc method

Remarks

Returns the friendly description of the given format for a certain ACM codec.

The number of available formats for the given ACM codec can be obtained using the EncodeFormats.ACM.GetCodecFormatsCount method.

For further details about using the Windows Audio Compression Manager refer to the ACM object section.

For a tutorial about the use of the Windows Audio Compression Manager refer to the How to use the Windows Audio Compression Manager section.

For further information about available encoding formats see the EncodeFormats object.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]

control.EncodeFormats.ACM.GetCodecFormatDesc (

nCodecIndex as integer,

nCodecFormatIndex as integer

) as string

[C++]

LPCTSTR control.EncodeFormats.ACM.GetCodecFormatDesc (

short nCodecIndex,

short nCodecFormatIndex

);

Parameter	Description

nCodecIndex	Number representing the zero-based index of the ACM codec
nCodecFormatIndex	Number representing the zero-based index of the format for the given ACM codec

Return value

Value	Meaning

Empty string	An error occurred. Check the LastError property value in order to see the last error.
Valid string	The string containing the friendly description of the format