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 |