xenocara/lib/libXv/man/XvQueryAdaptors.man
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.TH XvQueryAdaptors __libmansuffix__ __vendorversion__
.SH Name
XvQueryAdaptors \- return adaptor information for a screen
.\"
.SH Syntax
.B #include <X11/extensions/Xvlib.h>
.sp
.nf
.BI "XvQueryAdaptors(Display *" dpy ", Window " window ",
.BI " unsigned int *" p_num_adaptors ",
.BI " XvAdaptorInfo **" pp_adaptor_info ");"
.fi
.SH Arguments
.\"
.IP \fIdpy\fR 8
Specifies the connection to the X server.
.IP \fIwindow\fR 8
Specifies a window of the screen for which the adaptor
information is desired.
.IP \fIp_num_adaptors\fR 8
A pointer to where the number of adaptors for the specified screen
is returned.
.IP \fIpp_adaptor_info\fR 8
A pointer to where the list of returned adaptor information is
returned.
.\"
.SH Description
.\"
XvQueryAdaptors(__libmansuffix__) returns an video adaptor information for
the screen of the specified drawable. The XvAdaptorInfo structure
has the following organization:
.EX
typedef struct {
XvPortID base_id;
unsigned long num_ports;
char type;
char *name;
unsigned long num_formats;
XvFormat *formats;
unsigned long num_adaptors;
} XvAdaptorInfo;
.EE
.IP \fIbase_id\fR 8
The resource ID of the first adaptor port.
.IP \fInum_ports\fR 8
The number of ports supported by the adaptor.
.IP \fItype\fR 8
A bit mask with the value XvInputMask asserted if the adaptor supports video
input, and value XvOutputMask asserted if the adaptor supports video output.
.IP \fIname\fR 8
A vendor specific name that identifies the adaptor.
.IP \fInum_formats\fR 8
The number of depth/visual id formats supported by the adaptor.
.IP \fIformats\fR 8
A pointer to an array of XvFormat structures.
.PP
The XvFormat structure has the following organization:
.EX
typedef struct {
char depth;
unsigned long visual_id;
} XvFormat;
.EE
.IP \fIdepth\fR 8
A drawable depth supported by the adaptor.
.IP \fIvisual_id\fR 8
A visual-id supported for the given depth by the adaptor.
.\"
.SH Returned Values
.IP [Success] 8
Returned if XvQueryAdaptors(__libmansuffix__) completed successfully.
.IP [XvBadExtension] 8
Returned if the Xv extension is unavailable.
.IP [XvBadAlloc] 8
Returned if XvQueryAdaptors(__libmansuffix__) failed to allocate memory to process
the request.
.SH Diagnostics
.IP [Drawable] 8
Returned if the requested drawable does not exist.
.SH See Also
XvFreeAdaptorInfo(__libmansuffix__)
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