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mmioStringToFOURCC(3mms)  —  Subroutines

 
 
 
 

Name

 
mmioStringToFOURCC --- Convert a null-terminated string into a four-character code
 
 

Syntax

 
 
 

 #include <mme/mme_api.h>
 FOURCC APIENTRY mmioStringToFOURCC(LPCSTR sz,
                                   UINT uFlags);
 

 
 
 

Arguments

 
LPCSTR sz
Specifies a pointer to a null-terminated string.

 
UINT uFlags
Specifies options for the conversion.  The following flags are defined:
 
 
 

MMIO_TOUPPER
Converts all characters to uppercase.
 
 

NULL
Does not convert characters to uppercase.
 
 
 

Description

 
The mmioStringToFOURCC function converts a null-terminated string into a four-character code. The mmioStringToFOURCC function does not check to see if the sz argument follows conventions regarding legal characters to use in a four-character code.  The string is copied to a four-character code and is either padded to the right with blanks or truncated to four characters, as required. 
 

Extensions

 
None.
 
 

Return Values

 
Returns the four-character code created from the given string.
 

See Also

mmioAscend(3mms), mmioCreateChunk(3mms), mmioDescend(3mms)
 
 
 
 

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