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

# SoundStringToFileFormat(3x)

return a file format for a given name string.

## Name

**SoundStringToFileFormat** - return a file format for a given name string.

## Synopsis

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

int **SoundStringToFileFormat**(*string*)\
\
     char \**string*

## Arguments

- *string*

  Specifies an audio file format name.

## Description

**SoundStringToFileFormat** returns the file format named by *string* or -1 if *string* is not recognized.

## See Also

**SoundAbbrevToFileFormat**.

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