IDirectSound::SetCooperativeLevel

The IDirectSound::SetCooperativeLevel method sets the cooperative level of the application for this sound device.

HRESULT SetCooperativeLevel(
  HWND hwnd,     
  DWORD dwLevel  
);
 

Parameters

hwnd

Window handle to the application. See Remarks.

dwLevel

Requested priority level. Specify one of the following values:

DSSCL_EXCLUSIVE

Sets the application to the exclusive level. When it has the input focus, the application will be the only one audible (sounds from applications with the DSBCAPS_GLOBALFOCUS flag set will be muted). With this level, it also has all the privileges of the DSSCL_PRIORITY level. DirectSound will restore the hardware format, as specified by the most recent call to the IDirectSoundBuffer::SetFormat method, once the application gains the input focus. (Note that DirectSound will always restore the wave format no matter what priority level is set.)

DSSCL_NORMAL

Sets the application to a fully cooperative status. This level has the smoothest multitasking and resource-sharing behavior, but because it does not allow the primary buffer format to change, output is restricted to the default 8-bit format.

DSSCL_PRIORITY

Sets the application to the priority level. Applications with this cooperative level can call the IDirectSoundBuffer::SetFormat and IDirectSound::Compact methods.

DSSCL_WRITEPRIMARY

This is the highest priority level. The application has write access to the primary sound buffers. No secondary sound buffers can be played. This level cannot be set if the DirectSound driver is being emulated for the device; that is, if the IDirectSound::GetCaps method returns the DSCAPS_EMULDRIVER flag in the DSCAPS structure.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is DS_OK.

If the method fails, the return value may be one of the following error values:

Remarks

The application must set the cooperative level by calling this method before its buffers can be played. The recommended cooperative level is DSSCL_PRIORITY; use other priority levels when necessary. For additional information, see Cooperative Levels.

The hwnd parameter should be the top-level application window handle. If you are also using DirectDraw, it must be the same handle passed to the IDirectDraw4::SetCooperativeLevel method.

If your application cannot easily supply a window handle, you can obtain one by using the following code:

HWND hWnd = GetForegroundWindow();
if (hWnd == NULL)
{
    hWnd = GetDesktopWindow();
}
 

QuickInfo

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 4.0 SP3 or later.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in dsound.h.
  Import Library: Use dsound.lib.

See Also

IDirectSound::Compact, IDirectSoundBuffer::GetFormat, IDirectSoundBuffer::GetVolume, IDirectSoundBuffer::Lock, IDirectSoundBuffer::Play, IDirectSoundBuffer::Restore, IDirectSoundBuffer::SetFormat