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| <h1>ov_open</h1> |
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| <p><i>declared in "ivorbisfile.h";</i></p> |
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| <p>This is the main function used to open and initialize an OggVorbis_File |
| structure. It sets up all the related decoding structure. |
| <p>The first argument must be a file pointer to an already opened file |
| or pipe (it need not be seekable--though this obviously restricts what |
| can be done with the bitstream). <tt>vf</tt> should be a pointer to the |
| OggVorbis_File structure--this is used for ALL the externally visible libvorbisidec |
| functions. Once this has been called, the same <a href="OggVorbis_File.html">OggVorbis_File</a> |
| struct should be passed to all the libvorbisidec functions. |
| <p>Also, you should be aware that ov_open(), once successful, takes complete possession of the file resource. After you have opened a file using ov_open(), you MUST close it using <a href="ov_clear.html">ov_clear()</a>, not fclose() or any other function. |
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| It is often useful to call <tt>ov_open()</tt> |
| simply to determine whether a given file is a vorbis bitstream. If the |
| <tt>ov_open()</tt> |
| call fails, then the file is not recognizable as such. |
| When you use <tt>ov_open() |
| </tt>for |
| this, you should <tt>fclose()</tt> the file pointer if, and only if, the |
| <tt>ov_open()</tt> |
| call fails. If it succeeds, you must call <a href="ov_clear.html">ov_clear()</a> to clear |
| the decoder's buffers and close the file for you.<p> |
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| (Note that <a href="ov_test.html">ov_test()</a> provides a less expensive way to test a file for Vorbisness.)<p> |
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| int ov_open(FILE *f,<a href="OggVorbis_File.html">OggVorbis_File</a> *vf,char *initial,long ibytes); |
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| <h3>Parameters</h3> |
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| <dt><i>f</i></dt> |
| <dd>File pointer to an already opened file |
| or pipe (it need not be seekable--though this obviously restricts what |
| can be done with the bitstream).</dd> |
| <dt><i>vf</i></dt> |
| <dd>A pointer to the OggVorbis_File structure--this is used for ALL the externally visible libvorbisidec |
| functions. Once this has been called, the same <tt>OggVorbis_File</tt> |
| struct should be passed to all the libvorbisidec functions.</dd> |
| <dt><i>initial</i></dt> |
| <dd>Typically set to NULL. This parameter is useful if some data has already been |
| read from the file and the stream is not seekable. It is used in conjunction with <tt>ibytes</tt>. In this case, <tt>initial</tt> |
| should be a pointer to a buffer containing the data read.</dd> |
| <dt><i>ibytes</i></dt> |
| <dd>Typically set to 0. This parameter is useful if some data has already been |
| read from the file and the stream is not seekable. In this case, <tt>ibytes</tt> |
| should contain the length (in bytes) of the buffer. Used together with <tt>initial</tt></dd> |
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| <h3>Return Values</h3> |
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| <li>0 indicates success</li> |
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| <li>less than zero for failure:</li> |
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| <li>OV_EREAD - A read from media returned an error.</li> |
| <li>OV_ENOTVORBIS - Bitstream is not Vorbis data.</li> |
| <li>OV_EVERSION - Vorbis version mismatch.</li> |
| <li>OV_EBADHEADER - Invalid Vorbis bitstream header.</li> |
| <li>OV_EFAULT - Internal logic fault; indicates a bug or heap/stack corruption.</li> |
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| <h3>Notes</h3> |
| <p>If your decoder is threaded, it is recommended that you NOT call |
| <tt>ov_open()</tt> |
| in the main control thread--instead, call <tt>ov_open()</tt> IN your decode/playback |
| thread. This is important because <tt>ov_open()</tt> may be a fairly time-consuming |
| call, given that the full structure of the file is determined at this point, |
| which may require reading large parts of the file under certain circumstances |
| (determining all the logical bitstreams in one physical bitstream, for |
| example). See <a href="threads.html">Thread Safety</a> for other information on using libvorbisidec with threads. |
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