ISimpleAudioVolume::GetMasterVolume method (audioclient.h)

The GetMasterVolume method retrieves the client volume level for the audio session.

Syntax

HRESULT GetMasterVolume(
  [out] float *pfLevel
);

Parameters

[out] pfLevel

Pointer to a float variable into which the method writes the client volume level. The volume level is a value in the range 0.0 to 1.0.

Return value

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, possible return codes include, but are not limited to, the values shown in the following table.

Return code	Description
E_POINTER	Parameter pfLevel is NULL.
AUDCLNT_E_DEVICE_INVALIDATED	The audio endpoint device has been unplugged, or the audio hardware or associated hardware resources have been reconfigured, disabled, removed, or otherwise made unavailable for use.
AUDCLNT_E_SERVICE_NOT_RUNNING	The Windows audio service is not running.

Remarks

This method retrieves the client volume level for the session. This is the volume level that the client set in a previous call to the ISimpleAudioVolume::SetMasterVolume method.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	audioclient.h

See also

IAudioClient::Initialize

ISimpleAudioVolume Interface

ISimpleAudioVolume::SetMasterVolume