Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++)

ITuner::get_SignalStrength

The get_SignalStrength method retrieves the Network Provider-specific signal strength metric.

Syntax

HRESULT get_SignalStrength(
  long* pStrength
);

Parameters

pStrength

[out] Pointer to a variable that receives the signal strength.

Return Values

When the method is successful, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

The value -1 means can't determine, 0 means not tuned, highest value means best signal. For digital tuners, this also accounts for the FEC bit error rate (BER).

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