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IDirectSoundBuffer8::Initialize Method

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The Initialize method initializes a sound buffer object if it has not yet been initialized.

Syntax

HRESULT Initialize(
         LPDIRECTSOUND pDirectSound,
         LPCDSBUFFERDESC pcDSBufferDesc
)

Parameters

  • pDirectSound
    Address of the device object associated with this buffer.
  • pcDSBufferDesc
    Address of a DSBUFFERDESC structure that contains the values used to initialize this sound buffer.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is DS_OK. If the method fails, the return value may be one of the following error values.

Return code
DSERR_INVALIDPARAM
DSERR_ALREADYINITIALIZED

Remarks

Because the CreateSoundBuffer method calls Initialize internally, applications do not need to call this method.

Requirements

Header: Declared in DSound.h.

Library: Use Dsound3d.dll.

See Also

IDirectSoundBuffer8