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QAudioOutput Class Reference

The QAudioOutput class provides an interface for sending audio data to an audio output device. More...

#include <qaudiooutput.h>

Inheritance diagram for QAudioOutput:
QObject

Signals

void notify ()
 This signal is emitted when x ms of audio data has been processed the interval set by setNotifyInterval(x). More...
 
void stateChanged (QAudio::State)
 This signal is emitted when the device state has changed. More...
 
- Signals inherited from QObject
void destroyed (QObject *=0)
 This signal is emitted immediately before the object obj is destroyed, and can not be blocked. More...
 

Public Functions

int bufferSize () const
 Returns the audio buffer size in bytes. More...
 
int bytesFree () const
 Returns the free space available in bytes in the audio buffer. More...
 
qint64 elapsedUSecs () const
 Returns the microseconds since start() was called, including time in Idle and Suspend states. More...
 
QAudio::Error error () const
 Returns the error state. More...
 
QAudioFormat format () const
 Returns the QAudioFormat being used. More...
 
int notifyInterval () const
 Returns the notify interval in milliseconds. More...
 
int periodSize () const
 Returns the period size in bytes. More...
 
qint64 processedUSecs () const
 Returns the amount of audio data processed by the class since start() was called in microseconds. More...
 
 QAudioOutput (const QAudioFormat &format=QAudioFormat(), QObject *parent=0)
 Construct a new audio output and attach it to parent. More...
 
 QAudioOutput (const QAudioDeviceInfo &audioDeviceInfo, const QAudioFormat &format=QAudioFormat(), QObject *parent=0)
 Construct a new audio output and attach it to parent. More...
 
void reset ()
 Drops all audio data in the buffers, resets buffers to zero. More...
 
void resume ()
 Resumes processing audio data after a suspend(). More...
 
void setBufferSize (int bytes)
 Sets the audio buffer size to value in bytes. More...
 
void setNotifyInterval (int milliSeconds)
 Sets the interval for notify() signal to be emitted. More...
 
void start (QIODevice *device)
 Uses the device as the QIODevice to transfer data. More...
 
QIODevicestart ()
 Returns a pointer to the QIODevice being used to handle the data transfer. More...
 
QAudio::State state () const
 Returns the state of audio processing. More...
 
void stop ()
 Stops the audio output, detaching from the system resource. More...
 
void suspend ()
 Stops processing audio data, preserving buffered audio data. More...
 
 ~QAudioOutput ()
 Destroys this audio output. More...
 
- Public Functions inherited from QObject
bool blockSignals (bool b)
 If block is true, signals emitted by this object are blocked (i.e., emitting a signal will not invoke anything connected to it). More...
 
const QObjectListchildren () const
 Returns a list of child objects. More...
 
bool connect (const QObject *sender, const char *signal, const char *member, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection) const
 
bool disconnect (const char *signal=0, const QObject *receiver=0, const char *member=0)
 
bool disconnect (const QObject *receiver, const char *member=0)
 
void dumpObjectInfo ()
 Dumps information about signal connections, etc. More...
 
void dumpObjectTree ()
 Dumps a tree of children to the debug output. More...
 
QList< QByteArraydynamicPropertyNames () const
 Returns the names of all properties that were dynamically added to the object using setProperty(). More...
 
virtual bool event (QEvent *)
 This virtual function receives events to an object and should return true if the event e was recognized and processed. More...
 
virtual bool eventFilter (QObject *, QEvent *)
 Filters events if this object has been installed as an event filter for the watched object. More...
 
template<typename T >
findChild (const QString &aName=QString()) const
 Returns the child of this object that can be cast into type T and that is called name, or 0 if there is no such object. More...
 
template<typename T >
QList< T > findChildren (const QString &aName=QString()) const
 Returns all children of this object with the given name that can be cast to type T, or an empty list if there are no such objects. More...
 
template<typename T >
QList< T > findChildren (const QRegExp &re) const
 
bool inherits (const char *classname) const
 Returns true if this object is an instance of a class that inherits className or a QObject subclass that inherits className; otherwise returns false. More...
 
void installEventFilter (QObject *)
 Installs an event filter filterObj on this object. More...
 
bool isWidgetType () const
 Returns true if the object is a widget; otherwise returns false. More...
 
void killTimer (int id)
 Kills the timer with timer identifier, id. More...
 
virtual const QMetaObjectmetaObject () const
 Returns a pointer to the meta-object of this object. More...
 
void moveToThread (QThread *thread)
 Changes the thread affinity for this object and its children. More...
 
QString objectName () const
 
QObjectparent () const
 Returns a pointer to the parent object. More...
 
QVariant property (const char *name) const
 Returns the value of the object's name property. More...
 
Q_INVOKABLE QObject (QObject *parent=0)
 Constructs an object with parent object parent. More...
 
void removeEventFilter (QObject *)
 Removes an event filter object obj from this object. More...
 
void setObjectName (const QString &name)
 
void setParent (QObject *)
 Makes the object a child of parent. More...
 
bool setProperty (const char *name, const QVariant &value)
 Sets the value of the object's name property to value. More...
 
void setUserData (uint id, QObjectUserData *data)
 
bool signalsBlocked () const
 Returns true if signals are blocked; otherwise returns false. More...
 
int startTimer (int interval)
 Starts a timer and returns a timer identifier, or returns zero if it could not start a timer. More...
 
QThreadthread () const
 Returns the thread in which the object lives. More...
 
QObjectUserDatauserData (uint id) const
 
virtual ~QObject ()
 Destroys the object, deleting all its child objects. More...
 

Properties

QAbstractAudioOutputd
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Slots inherited from QObject
void deleteLater ()
 Schedules this object for deletion. More...
 
- Static Public Functions inherited from QObject
static bool connect (const QObject *sender, const char *signal, const QObject *receiver, const char *member, Qt::ConnectionType=Qt::AutoConnection)
 Creates a connection of the given type from the signal in the sender object to the method in the receiver object. More...
 
static bool connect (const QObject *sender, const QMetaMethod &signal, const QObject *receiver, const QMetaMethod &method, Qt::ConnectionType type=Qt::AutoConnection)
 
static bool disconnect (const QObject *sender, const char *signal, const QObject *receiver, const char *member)
 Disconnects signal in object sender from method in object receiver. More...
 
static bool disconnect (const QObject *sender, const QMetaMethod &signal, const QObject *receiver, const QMetaMethod &member)
 
static uint registerUserData ()
 
static QString tr (const char *sourceText, const char *comment=0, int n=-1)
 
static QString trUtf8 (const char *sourceText, const char *comment=0, int n=-1)
 
- Static Public Variables inherited from QObject
static const QMetaObject staticMetaObject
 This variable stores the meta-object for the class. More...
 
- Protected Functions inherited from QObject
virtual void childEvent (QChildEvent *)
 This event handler can be reimplemented in a subclass to receive child events. More...
 
virtual void connectNotify (const char *signal)
 This virtual function is called when something has been connected to signal in this object. More...
 
virtual void customEvent (QEvent *)
 This event handler can be reimplemented in a subclass to receive custom events. More...
 
virtual void disconnectNotify (const char *signal)
 This virtual function is called when something has been disconnected from signal in this object. More...
 
 QObject (QObjectPrivate &dd, QObject *parent=0)
 
int receivers (const char *signal) const
 Returns the number of receivers connected to the signal. More...
 
QObjectsender () const
 Returns a pointer to the object that sent the signal, if called in a slot activated by a signal; otherwise it returns 0. More...
 
int senderSignalIndex () const
 
virtual void timerEvent (QTimerEvent *)
 This event handler can be reimplemented in a subclass to receive timer events for the object. More...
 
- Protected Variables inherited from QObject
QScopedPointer< QObjectDatad_ptr
 
- Static Protected Variables inherited from QObject
static const QMetaObject staticQtMetaObject
 

Detailed Description

The QAudioOutput class provides an interface for sending audio data to an audio output device.

Attention
Module: QtMultimedia
Since
4.6

You can construct an audio output with the system's default audio output device. It is also possible to create QAudioOutput with a specific QAudioDeviceInfo. When you create the audio output, you should also send in the QAudioFormat to be used for the playback (see the QAudioFormat class description for details).

To play a file:

Starting to play an audio stream is simply a matter of calling start() with a QIODevice. QAudioOutput will then fetch the data it needs from the io device. So playing back an audio file is as simple as:

QFile inputFile; // class member.
QAudioOutput *audioOutput; // class member.

... 4

void startPlaying()
{
inputFile.setFileName("/tmp/test.raw");
// Set up the format, eg.
format.setFrequency(8000);
format.setChannels(1);
format.setSampleSize(8);
format.setCodec("audio/pcm");
if (!info.isFormatSupported(format)) {
qWarning()<<"raw audio format not supported by backend, cannot play audio.";
return;
}
audioOutput = new QAudioOutput(format, this);
connect(audioOutput,SIGNAL(stateChanged(QAudio::State)),SLOT(finishedPlaying(QAudio::State)));
audioOutput->start(&inputFile);
}

The file will start playing assuming that the audio system and output device support it. If you run out of luck, check what's up with the error() function.

After the file has finished playing, we need to stop the device:

void finishedPlaying(QAudio::State state)
{
if (state == QAudio::IdleState) {
audioOutput->stop();
inputFile.close();
delete audioOutput;
}
}

At any given time, the QAudioOutput will be in one of four states: active, suspended, stopped, or idle. These states are described by the QAudio::State enum. State changes are reported through the stateChanged() signal. You can use this signal to, for instance, update the GUI of the application; the mundane example here being changing the state of a { play/pause } button. You request a state change directly with suspend(), stop(), reset(), resume(), and start().

While the stream is playing, you can set a notify interval in milliseconds with setNotifyInterval(). This interval specifies the time between two emissions of the notify() signal. This is relative to the position in the stream, i.e., if the QAudioOutput is in the SuspendedState or the IdleState, the notify() signal is not emitted. A typical use-case would be to update a slider that allows seeking in the stream. If you want the time since playback started regardless of which states the audio output has been in, elapsedUSecs() is the function for you.

If an error occurs, you can fetch the error type with the error() function. Please see the QAudio::Error enum for a description of the possible errors that are reported. When an error is encountered, the state changes to QAudio::StoppedState. You can check for errors by connecting to the stateChanged() signal:

void stateChanged(QAudio::State newState)
{
switch (newState) {
if (audioOutput->error() != QAudio::NoError) {
// Perform error handling
} else {
// Normal stop
}
break;
See also
QAudioInput, QAudioDeviceInfo

Definition at line 63 of file qaudiooutput.h.

Constructors and Destructors

◆ QAudioOutput() [1/2]

QAudioOutput::QAudioOutput ( const QAudioFormat format = QAudioFormat(),
QObject parent = 0 
)
explicit

Construct a new audio output and attach it to parent.

The default audio output device is used with the output format parameters.

Definition at line 125 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

125  :
126  QObject(parent)
127 {
129  connect(d, SIGNAL(notify()), SIGNAL(notify()));
131 }
void stateChanged(QAudio::State)
This signal is emitted when the device state has changed.
void notify()
This signal is emitted when x ms of audio data has been processed the interval set by setNotifyInterv...
#define SIGNAL(a)
Definition: qobjectdefs.h:227
static bool connect(const QObject *sender, const char *signal, const QObject *receiver, const char *member, Qt::ConnectionType=Qt::AutoConnection)
Creates a connection of the given type from the signal in the sender object to the method in the rece...
Definition: qobject.cpp:2580
State
Definition: qaudio.h:59
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104
Q_INVOKABLE QObject(QObject *parent=0)
Constructs an object with parent object parent.
Definition: qobject.cpp:753
static QAbstractAudioOutput * createDefaultOutputDevice(QAudioFormat const &format)

◆ QAudioOutput() [2/2]

QAudioOutput::QAudioOutput ( const QAudioDeviceInfo audioDevice,
const QAudioFormat format = QAudioFormat(),
QObject parent = 0 
)
explicit

Construct a new audio output and attach it to parent.

The device referenced by audioDevice is used with the output format parameters.

Definition at line 139 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

139  :
140  QObject(parent)
141 {
142  d = QAudioDeviceFactory::createOutputDevice(audioDevice, format);
143  connect(d, SIGNAL(notify()), SIGNAL(notify()));
145 }
void stateChanged(QAudio::State)
This signal is emitted when the device state has changed.
void notify()
This signal is emitted when x ms of audio data has been processed the interval set by setNotifyInterv...
#define SIGNAL(a)
Definition: qobjectdefs.h:227
static bool connect(const QObject *sender, const char *signal, const QObject *receiver, const char *member, Qt::ConnectionType=Qt::AutoConnection)
Creates a connection of the given type from the signal in the sender object to the method in the rece...
Definition: qobject.cpp:2580
State
Definition: qaudio.h:59
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104
Q_INVOKABLE QObject(QObject *parent=0)
Constructs an object with parent object parent.
Definition: qobject.cpp:753
static QAbstractAudioOutput * createOutputDevice(QAudioDeviceInfo const &device, QAudioFormat const &format)

◆ ~QAudioOutput()

QAudioOutput::~QAudioOutput ( )

Destroys this audio output.

Definition at line 151 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

152 {
153  delete d;
154 }
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

Functions

◆ bufferSize()

int QAudioOutput::bufferSize ( ) const

Returns the audio buffer size in bytes.

If called before start(), returns platform default value. If called before start() but setBufferSize() was called prior, returns value set by setBufferSize(). If called after start(), returns the actual buffer size being used. This may not be what was set previously by setBufferSize().

Definition at line 309 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

310 {
311  return d->bufferSize();
312 }
virtual int bufferSize() const =0
Returns the audio buffer size in bytes.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ bytesFree()

int QAudioOutput::bytesFree ( ) const

Returns the free space available in bytes in the audio buffer.

NOTE: returned value is only valid while in QAudio::ActiveState or QAudio::IdleState state, otherwise returns zero.

Definition at line 269 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

270 {
271  return d->bytesFree();
272 }
virtual int bytesFree() const =0
Returns the free space available in bytes in the audio buffer.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ elapsedUSecs()

qint64 QAudioOutput::elapsedUSecs ( ) const

Returns the microseconds since start() was called, including time in Idle and Suspend states.

Definition at line 361 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

362 {
363  return d->elapsedUSecs();
364 }
virtual qint64 elapsedUSecs() const =0
Returns the milliseconds since start() was called, including time in Idle and suspend states...
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ error()

QAudio::Error QAudioOutput::error ( ) const

Returns the error state.

Definition at line 370 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

371 {
372  return d->error();
373 }
virtual QAudio::Error error() const =0
Returns the error state.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ format()

QAudioFormat QAudioOutput::format ( ) const

Returns the QAudioFormat being used.

Definition at line 161 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

162 {
163  return d->format();
164 }
virtual QAudioFormat format() const =0
Returns the QAudioFormat being used.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ notify

QAudioOutput::notify ( )
signal

This signal is emitted when x ms of audio data has been processed the interval set by setNotifyInterval(x).

Referenced by QAudioOutput().

◆ notifyInterval()

int QAudioOutput::notifyInterval ( ) const

Returns the notify interval in milliseconds.

Definition at line 332 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

333 {
334  return d->notifyInterval();
335 }
virtual int notifyInterval() const =0
Returns the notify interval in milliseconds.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ periodSize()

int QAudioOutput::periodSize ( ) const

Returns the period size in bytes.

Note: This is the recommended write size in bytes.

Definition at line 280 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

281 {
282  return d->periodSize();
283 }
virtual int periodSize() const =0
Returns the period size in bytes.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ processedUSecs()

qint64 QAudioOutput::processedUSecs ( ) const

Returns the amount of audio data processed by the class since start() was called in microseconds.

Note: The amount of audio data played can be determined by subtracting the microseconds of audio data still in the systems audio buffer.

qint64 bytesInBuffer = bufferSize() - bytesFree();
qint64 usInBuffer = (qint64)(1000000) * bytesInBuffer / ( channels() * sampleSize() / 8 ) / frequency();
qint64 usPlayed = processedUSecs() - usInBuffer;

Definition at line 351 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

352 {
353  return d->processedUSecs();
354 }
virtual qint64 processedUSecs() const =0
Returns the amount of audio data processed since start() was called in milliseconds.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ reset()

void QAudioOutput::reset ( )

Drops all audio data in the buffers, resets buffers to zero.

Definition at line 229 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

230 {
231  d->reset();
232 }
virtual void reset()=0
Drops all audio data in the buffers, resets buffers to zero.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ resume()

void QAudioOutput::resume ( )

Resumes processing audio data after a suspend().

Sets error() to QAudio::NoError. Sets state() to QAudio::ActiveState if you previously called start(QIODevice*). Sets state() to QAudio::IdleState if you previously called start(). emits stateChanged() signal.

Note: signal will always be emitted during execution of the resume() function.

Definition at line 257 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

258 {
259  d->resume();
260 }
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104
virtual void resume()=0
Resumes processing audio data after a suspend()

◆ setBufferSize()

void QAudioOutput::setBufferSize ( int  value)

Sets the audio buffer size to value in bytes.

Note: This function can be called anytime before start(), calls to this are ignored after start(). It should not be assumed that the buffer size set is the actual buffer size used, calling bufferSize() anytime after start() will return the actual buffer size being used.

Definition at line 294 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

295 {
296  d->setBufferSize(value);
297 }
virtual void setBufferSize(int value)=0
Sets the audio buffer size to value in bytes.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ setNotifyInterval()

void QAudioOutput::setNotifyInterval ( int  ms)

Sets the interval for notify() signal to be emitted.

This is based on the ms of audio data processed not on actual real-time. The minimum resolution of the timer is platform specific and values should be checked with notifyInterval() to confirm actual value being used.

Definition at line 323 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

324 {
325  d->setNotifyInterval(ms);
326 }
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104
virtual void setNotifyInterval(int milliSeconds)=0
Sets the interval for notify() signal to be emitted.

◆ start() [1/2]

void QAudioOutput::start ( QIODevice device)

Uses the device as the QIODevice to transfer data.

Passing a QIODevice allows the data to be transferred without any extra code. All that is required is to open the QIODevice.

If able to successfully output audio data to the systems audio device the state() is set to QAudio::ActiveState, error() is set to QAudio::NoError and the stateChanged() signal is emitted.

If a problem occurs during this process the error() is set to QAudio::OpenError, state() is set to QAudio::StoppedState and stateChanged() signal is emitted.

In either case, the stateChanged() signal may be emitted either synchronously during execution of the start() function or asynchronously after start() has returned to the caller.

See also
QIODevice

Definition at line 185 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

186 {
187  d->start(device);
188 }
virtual QIODevice * start(QIODevice *device)=0
Uses the device as the QIODevice to transfer data.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ start() [2/2]

QIODevice * QAudioOutput::start ( )

Returns a pointer to the QIODevice being used to handle the data transfer.

This QIODevice can be used to write() audio data directly.

If able to access the systems audio device the state() is set to QAudio::IdleState, error() is set to QAudio::NoError and the stateChanged() signal is emitted.

If a problem occurs during this process the error() is set to QAudio::OpenError, state() is set to QAudio::StoppedState and stateChanged() signal is emitted.

In either case, the stateChanged() signal may be emitted either synchronously during execution of the start() function or asynchronously after start() has returned to the caller.

See also
QIODevice

Definition at line 208 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

209 {
210  return d->start(0);
211 }
virtual QIODevice * start(QIODevice *device)=0
Uses the device as the QIODevice to transfer data.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ state()

QAudio::State QAudioOutput::state ( ) const

Returns the state of audio processing.

Definition at line 379 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

380 {
381  return d->state();
382 }
virtual QAudio::State state() const =0
Returns the state of audio processing.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ stateChanged

QAudioOutput::stateChanged ( QAudio::State  state)
signal

This signal is emitted when the device state has changed.

This is the current state of the audio output.

Referenced by QAudioOutput().

◆ stop()

void QAudioOutput::stop ( )

Stops the audio output, detaching from the system resource.

Sets error() to QAudio::NoError, state() to QAudio::StoppedState and emit stateChanged() signal.

Definition at line 220 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

221 {
222  d->stop();
223 }
virtual void stop()=0
Stops the audio output.
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104

◆ suspend()

void QAudioOutput::suspend ( )

Stops processing audio data, preserving buffered audio data.

Sets error() to QAudio::NoError, state() to QAudio::SuspendedState and emit stateChanged() signal.

Definition at line 241 of file qaudiooutput.cpp.

242 {
243  d->suspend();
244 }
QAbstractAudioOutput * d
Definition: qaudiooutput.h:104
virtual void suspend()=0
Stops processing audio data, preserving buffered audio data.

Properties

◆ d

QAbstractAudioOutput* QAudioOutput::d
private

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