Classes > EffectsMan class > Methods > Effects.VstGetInfo method

Remarks

Obtains information about the VST effect.

For further details about managing a VST effect refer to the How to manage VST effects section.

For further details about methods related to the use of special effects refer to the EffectsMan class.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]

Public Function VstGetInfo (

nIdVST as Int32,

ByRef Info as VstEffectInfo

[C#]

public enumErrorCodes VstGetInfo (

Int32 nIdVST,

ref VstEffectInfo Info

);

[C++]

public: enumErrorCodes VstGetInfo (

Int32 nIdVST,

VstEffectInfo __gc *Info

);

Parameter

Description

nIdVST

Unique identifier of the VST effect as returned by the Effects.VstLoad method.

Info

Reference to an instance of class VstEffectInfo containing information about the VST effect.

The VstEffectInfo class is defined in C# as follows:

public class VstEffectInfo

{

public Int32 nRegisteredUniqueID;

public Int32 nVersion;

public Int32 nVstVersion;

public Int32 nVstMaxSupportedVersion;

public Int32 nInputChannels;

public Int32 nOutputChannels;

public Int32 nInitialDelay;

public Int32 ptrUnderlyingAEffect;

}

Member name	Description

nRegisteredUniqueID	Unique identifier of the VST effect: this unique identifier is assigned and registered at Steinberg
nVersion	Effect version
nVstVersion	The VST version the effect was written for
nVstMaxSupportedVersion	The max VST version (currently 2.4) supported by the control
nInputChannels	Max number of supported input channels
nOutputChannels	Max number of supported output channels
nInitialDelay	Plugin latency expressed in samples
ptrUnderlyingAEffect	The underlying AEffect object (see aeffectx.h in the VST SDK for further details)

Return value

Value	Meaning

Negative value	An error occurred (see the LastError property for further error details)
enumErrorCodes.ERR_NOERROR (0)	The method call was successful.