Function Prefixes

Groups of related functions in the multimedia extensions are identified by a prefix in the function names. The following table summarizes groups of related functions and the prefixes for each group:

Function Prefix Description

aux Auxiliary audio functions
joy Joystick functions
mci Media Control Interface functions
midi Low-level MIDI audio functions
mmio Multimedia file I/O functions
mmp Movie playback functions
snd High-level sound functions
time Timer event functions
wave Low-level waveform audio functions