IDirectMusicPerformance::MusicToReferenceTime

The IDirectMusicPerformance::MusicToReferenceTime method converts time in MUSIC_TIME format to time in REFERENCE_TIME format.

HRESULT MusicToReferenceTime(
  MUSIC_TIME mtTime,
  REFERENCE_TIME* prtTime
);

Parameters

mtTime

Time in MUSIC_TIME format to convert.

prtTime

Address of a variable to receive the converted time in REFERENCE_TIME format.

Return Values

If the method succeeds, the return value is S_OK.

If it fails, the method can return one of the following error values:

Remarks

Because reference time has a greater precision than music time, a time that has been converted from reference time to music time, and then back again, probably does not have its original value.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows 2000.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in dmusici.h.

See Also

IDirectMusicPerformance::ReferenceToMusicTime, Clock Time vs. Music Time