Device.Device Constructor

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Initializes a new instance of the Device class.

Definition

Visual Basic Public Sub New( _
    ByVal guidDev As Guid _
)

C# public Device(
    Guid guidDev
);

C++ public:
Device(
    Guid guidDev
);

JScript public function Device(
    guidDev : Guid
);

Visual Basic	Public Sub New( _ ByVal guidDev As Guid _ )
C#	public Device( Guid guidDev );
C++	public: Device( Guid guidDev );
JScript	public function Device( guidDev : Guid );

Parameters

guidDev System.Guid
The Guid of the device to create an instanse of. See Remarks.

Remarks

To create an instance a particular Device object using its Guid , first retrieve an available device's DeviceInformation from the DevicesCollection object, then get the Guid from the DeviceInformation.DriverGuid property.

The application must call the SetCooperativeLevel method immediately after creating a Device object.

Exceptions

AllocatedException The request failed because resources, such as a priority level, were already in use by another caller.

ArgumentException An invalid parameter was passed to the called method.

NoAggregationException The object does not support aggregation.

NoDriverException No sound driver is available for use, or the given globally unique identifier (GUID) is not a valid Microsoft DirectSound device identifier (ID).

OutOfMemoryException DirectSound could not allocate sufficient memory to complete the call.

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AllocatedException	The request failed because resources, such as a priority level, were already in use by another caller.
ArgumentException	An invalid parameter was passed to the called method.
NoAggregationException	The object does not support aggregation.
NoDriverException	No sound driver is available for use, or the given globally unique identifier (GUID) is not a valid Microsoft DirectSound device identifier (ID).
OutOfMemoryException	DirectSound could not allocate sufficient memory to complete the call.