SDL_CDPlayTracks

Section: SDL API Reference (3)
Updated: Tue 11 Sep 2001, 22:58
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NAME

SDL_CDPlayTracks - Play the given CD track(s)

SYNOPSIS

#include "SDL.h"

int SDL_CDPlayTracks(SDL_CD *cdrom, int start_track, int start_frame, int ntracks, int nframes));

DESCRIPTION

SDL_CDPlayTracks plays the given CD starting at track start_track, for ntracks tracks.

start_frame is the frame offset, from the beginning of the start_track, at which to start. nframes is the frame offset, from the beginning of the last track (start_track+ntracks), at which to end playing.

SDL_CDPlayTracks should only be called after calling SDL_CDStatus to get track information about the CD.

: Note:
Data tracks are ignored.

RETURN VALUE

Returns 0, or -1 if there was an error.

EXAMPLES

/* assuming cdrom is a previously opened device */
/* Play the entire CD */
if(CD_INDRIVE(SDL_CDStatus(cdrom)))
  SDL_CDPlayTracks(cdrom, 0, 0, 0, 0);

/* Play the first track */
if(CD_INDRIVE(SDL_CDStatus(cdrom)))
  SDL_CDPlayTracks(cdrom, 0, 0, 1, 0);

/* Play first 15 seconds of the 2nd track */
if(CD_INDRIVE(SDL_CDStatus(cdrom)))
  SDL_CDPlayTracks(cdrom, 1, 0, 0, CD_FPS*15);