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RtMidi Class Referenceabstract

An abstract base class for realtime MIDI input/output. More...

`#include <RtMidi.h>`

Inheritance diagram for RtMidi:

## Public Types
enum | Api { UNSPECIFIED , MACOSX_CORE , LINUX_ALSA , UNIX_JACK , WINDOWS_MM , RTMIDI_DUMMY , WEB_MIDI_API , WINDOWS_UWP , ANDROID_AMIDI , NUM_APIS }
| MIDI API specifier arguments. More...

## Public Member Functions
virtual void | openPort (unsigned int portNumber=0, const std::string &portName=std::string("RtMidi"))=0
| Pure virtual openPort() function.
virtual void | openVirtualPort (const std::string &portName=std::string("RtMidi"))=0
| Pure virtual openVirtualPort() function.
virtual unsigned int | getPortCount ()=0
| Pure virtual getPortCount() function.
virtual std::string | getPortName (unsigned int portNumber=0)=0
| Pure virtual getPortName() function.
virtual void | closePort (void)=0
| Pure virtual closePort() function.
virtual bool | isPortOpen (void) const =0
| Returns true if a port is open and false if not.
virtual void | setErrorCallback (RtMidiErrorCallback errorCallback=NULL, void *userData=0)=0
| Set an error callback function to be invoked when an error has occurred.

## Static Public Member Functions
static std::string | getVersion (void) throw ()
| A static function to determine the current RtMidi version.
static void | getCompiledApi (std::vector< RtMidi::Api > &apis) throw ()
| A static function to determine the available compiled MIDI APIs.
static std::string | getApiName (RtMidi::Api api)
| Return the name of a specified compiled MIDI API.
static std::string | getApiDisplayName (RtMidi::Api api)
| Return the display name of a specified compiled MIDI API.
static RtMidi::Api | getCompiledApiByName (const std::string &name)
| Return the compiled MIDI API having the given name.

## Detailed Description

An abstract base class for realtime MIDI input/output.

This class implements some common functionality for the realtime MIDI input/output subclasses RtMidiIn and RtMidiOut.

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RtMidi: realtime MIDI i/o C++ classes Copyright (c) 2003-2023 Gary P. Scavone

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## Member Enumeration Documentation

## ◆ Api

enum RtMidi::Api

MIDI API specifier arguments.

Enumerator
UNSPECIFIED | Search for a working compiled API.
MACOSX_CORE | Macintosh OS-X CoreMIDI API.
LINUX_ALSA | The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture API.
UNIX_JACK | The JACK Low-Latency MIDI Server API.
WINDOWS_MM | The Microsoft Multimedia MIDI API.
RTMIDI_DUMMY | A compilable but non-functional API.
WEB_MIDI_API | W3C Web MIDI API.
WINDOWS_UWP | The Microsoft Universal Windows Platform MIDI API.
ANDROID_AMIDI | Native Android MIDI API.
NUM_APIS | Number of values in this enum.

## Member Function Documentation

## ◆ getCompiledApi()

static void RtMidi::getCompiledApi | ( | std::vector< RtMidi::Api > & | apis | ) |
throw | ( | ) |  |  |
| static

A static function to determine the available compiled MIDI APIs.

The values returned in the std::vector can be compared against the enumerated list values. Note that there can be more than one API compiled for certain operating systems.

## ◆ getApiName()

static std::string RtMidi::getApiName | ( | RtMidi::Api | api | ) |
| static

Return the name of a specified compiled MIDI API.

This obtains a short lower-case name used for identification purposes. This value is guaranteed to remain identical across library versions. If the API is unknown, this function will return the empty string.

## ◆ getApiDisplayName()

static std::string RtMidi::getApiDisplayName | ( | RtMidi::Api | api | ) |
| static

Return the display name of a specified compiled MIDI API.

This obtains a long name used for display purposes. If the API is unknown, this function will return the empty string.

## ◆ getCompiledApiByName()

static RtMidi::Api RtMidi::getCompiledApiByName | ( | const std::string & | name | ) |
| static

Return the compiled MIDI API having the given name.

A case insensitive comparison will check the specified name against the list of compiled APIs, and return the one which matches. On failure, the function returns UNSPECIFIED.

## ◆ isPortOpen()

virtual bool RtMidi::isPortOpen | ( | void |  | ) | const
| pure virtual

Returns true if a port is open and false if not.

Note that this only applies to connections made with the openPort() function, not to virtual ports.

Implemented in RtMidiIn, and RtMidiOut.

## ◆ setErrorCallback()

virtual void RtMidi::setErrorCallback | ( | RtMidiErrorCallback | errorCallback = NULL,
|  | void * | userData = 0 )
| pure virtual

Set an error callback function to be invoked when an error has occurred.

The callback function will be called whenever an error has occurred. It is best to set the error callback function before opening a port.

Implemented in RtMidiIn, and RtMidiOut.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- RtMidi.h

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