DirectSound8.SetCooperativeLevel

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

Syntax

object.SetCooperativeLevel( _
  hwnd As Long, _
  level As CONST_DSSCLFLAGS)

Parts

object

Resolves to a DirectSound8 object.

hwnd

Window handle to the application. See Remarks.

level

Requested priority level. Must be a constant of the CONST_DSSCLFLAGS enumeration.

Error Codes

If the method fails, an error is raised and Err.Number 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.

The hwnd parameter should be the top-level application window handle.

See Also

• Cooperative Levels