---
name: "AuMakeElementImportClient"
section: "3nas"
platform: "linux"
package: "libaudio-dev"
version: "1.9.4-9"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/AuMakeElementImportClient"
---

# AuMakeElementImportClient(3nas)

initialize an ImportClient element

## Name

**AuMakeElementImportClient** - initialize an ImportClient element

## Synopsis

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

**AuMakeElementImportClient**(*element*, *sample\_rate*, *format*, *num\_tracks*, *discard*, *max\_samples*, *low\_water\_mark*, *num\_actions*, *actions*)\
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     **AuElement** \**element*; /\* **RETURN** \*/\
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     unsigned short *sample\_rate*;\
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     unsigned char *format*;\
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     unsigned char *num\_tracks*;\
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     unsigned char *discard*;\
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     **AuUint32** *max\_samples*;\
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     **AuUint32** *low\_water\_mark*;\
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     int *num\_actions*;\
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     **AuElementAction** \**actions*;

## Arguments

- *element*

  Returns the initialized element.

- *sample\_rate*

  Specifies the sample rate of the audio data.

- *format*

  Specifies the format of the audio data. Currently, the following formats are defined: **AuFormatULAW8**, **AuFormatLinearUnsigned8**, **AuFormatLinearSigned8**, **AuFormatLinearSigned16MSB**, **AuFormatLinearUnsigned16MSB**, **AuFormatSignedLinear16LSB**, and **AuFormatLinearUnsigned16LSB**.

- *num\_tracks*

  Specifies the number of tracks in the audio data.

- *discard*

  Specifies if the import should be paused initally. Normally **AuTrue**. **AuFalse** may crash the server.

- *max\_samples*

  Specifies the maximum number of samples to accept in a single read. Ignored for "trivial" flows.

- *low\_water\_mark*

  Specifies when to request additional audio data from the client application. When this number of samples are left in the buffer, and an EOF hasn't been received, a NotifyEvent with *kind* set to **AuElementNotifyKindLowWater** will be sent to the client application.

- *num\_actions*

  Specifies the number of actions in *actions*.

- *actions*

  Specifies the list of actions to associate with this element. Entries in this list can be initialized with **AuMakeChangeStateAction**, **AuMakeSendNotifyAction**, and **AuMakeNoopAction**. May be NULL.

## Description

**AuMakeElementImportClient** sets the *type* of *element* to **AuElementTypeImportClient** and initializes the *importclient* member of *element* with the remaining arguments.

**AuMakeElementImportClient** is implemented as a macro.

## See Also

**AuMakeElementAddConstant**, **AuMakeElementBundle**, **AuMakeElementExportClient**, **AuMakeElementExportDevice**, **AuMakeElementExportBucket**, **AuMakeElementExportMonitor**, **AuMakeElementImportDevice**, **AuMakeElementImportBucket**, **AuMakeElementImportWaveForm**, **AuMakeElementMultiplyConstant**, **AuMakeElementSum**.

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