IDirectSound8::VerifyCertification Method

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The VerifyCertification method ascertains whether the device driver is certified for DirectX.

Syntax

HRESULT VerifyCertification(
         LPDWORD pdwCertified
)

Parameters

  • pdwCertified
    Address of a DWORD variable that receives one of the values shown in the following table.
    Value Description
    DS_CERTIFIED Driver is certified for DirectSound.
    DS_UNCERTIFIED Driver is not certified for DirectSound.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is DS_OK.

If the function fails, the return value may be one of the error values shown in the following table.

Return code
DSERR_INVALIDPARAM
DSERR_UNSUPPORTED

Remarks

This method may attempt to retrieve certification information from the Internet.

On emulated devices, the method returns DSERR_UNSUPPORTED. Emulated devices are identified by the DSCAPS_EMULDRIVER flag in the dwFlags member of DSCAPS.

Requirements

Header: Declared in DSound.h.

Library: Use Dsound3d.dll.

See Also

IDirectSound8