waveOutClose

This function closes the specified waveform output device.

MMRESULT waveOutClose(
HWAVEOUT hwo ); 

Parameters

  • hwo
    Handle to the waveform-audio output device. If the function succeeds, the handle is no longer valid after this call.

Return Values

One of the values described in the following table is returned.

Value Description
MMSYSERR_NOERROR Success.
MMSYSERR_INVALHANDLE Specified device handle is invalid.
MMSYSERR_NODRIVER No device driver is present.
MMSYSERR_NOMEM Unable to allocate or lock memory.
WAVERR_STILLPLAYING There are still buffers in the queue.

Remarks

If the device is still playing a waveform-audio file, the close operation fails. Use the waveOutReset function to terminate playback before calling waveOutClose.

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 2.0 and later Mmsystem.h   Wavelib.lib

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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