source: trunk/src/multimedia/audio/qaudioinput.cpp@ 846

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#include <QtMultimedia/qaudio.h>
#include <QtMultimedia/qaudiodeviceinfo.h>
#include <QtMultimedia/qaudioengine.h>
#include <QtMultimedia/qaudioinput.h>

#include "qaudiodevicefactory_p.h"

QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE

/*!
    \class QAudioInput
    \brief The QAudioInput class provides an interface for receiving audio data from an audio input device.

    \inmodule QtMultimedia
    \ingroup  multimedia
    \since 4.6

    You can construct an audio input with the system's
    \l{QAudioDeviceInfo::defaultInputDevice()}{default audio input
    device}. It is also possible to create QAudioInput with a
    specific QAudioDeviceInfo. When you create the audio input, you
    should also send in the QAudioFormat to be used for the recording
    (see the QAudioFormat class description for details).

    To record to a file:

    QAudioInput lets you record audio with an audio input device. The
    default constructor of this class will use the systems default
    audio device, but you can also specify a QAudioDeviceInfo for a
    specific device. You also need to pass in the QAudioFormat in
    which you wish to record.

    Starting up the QAudioInput is simply a matter of calling start()
    with a QIODevice opened for writing. For instance, to record to a
    file, you can:

    \code
      QFile outputFile;   // class member.
      QAudioInput* audio; // class member.
    \endcode

    \code
    {
      outputFile.setFileName("/tmp/test.raw");
      outputFile.open( QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate );

      QAudioFormat format;
      // set up the format you want, eg.
      format.setFrequency(8000);
      format.setChannels(1);
      format.setSampleSize(8);
      format.setCodec("audio/pcm");
      format.setByteOrder(QAudioFormat::LittleEndian);
      format.setSampleType(QAudioFormat::UnSignedInt);