---
name: "AuGetDeviceAttributes"
section: "3x"
platform: "linux"
package: "nas"
version: "1.2p5-3"
release: "Debian 2.0 (Hamm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/AuGetDeviceAttributes/3x"
---

# AuGetDeviceAttributes(3x)

get device attributes

## Name

**AuGetDeviceAttributes** - get device attributes

## Synopsis

\#include \<audio/audiolib.h\>

**AuDeviceAttributes** \***AuGetDeviceAttributes**(*server*, *device*, *status*)\
\
     **AuServer** \**server*;\
\
     **AuDeviceID** *device*;\
\
     **AuStatus** \**status*;	/\* **RETURN** \*/

## Arguments

- *server*

  Specifies the connection to the audio server.

- *device*

  Specifies the ID of the audio device.

- *status*

  If non-NULL, flush the output buffer and return the status from the server.

## Description

**AuGetDeviceAttributes** returns the current attributes for the specified device, or NULL if there was an error. Use **AuFreeDeviceAttributes** to free this structure when no longer needed.

## Errors

**AuBadDevice**.

## See Also

**AuSetDeviceAttributes**, **AuListDevices**.

audiolib - **Network Audio System** C Language Interface