Methods > Output devices and system mixers > GetOutputDeviceLatency method

Remarks

Retrieves the latency time (expressed in milliseconds) of a certain output device (sound card). For details about latency, take a look to the How to deal with latency section.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]

control.GetOutputDeviceLatency (

nIndex as Integer

) as Integer

[C++]

short control.GetOutputDeviceLatency (

short nIndex

);

Parameter	Description

nIndex	Number representing the zero-based index of the output device whose latency time must be retrieved

Return value

Value	Meaning

Negative value	An error occurred (see the LastError property for further error details)
> 0	The current latency time of the chosen output device.