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.TH "SND_HWDEP_NEW" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
snd_hwdep_new \- create a new hwdep instance
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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int snd_hwdep_new  (snd_card_t * \fIcard\fB, char * \fIid\fB, int \fIdevice\fB, snd_hwdep_t ** \fIrhwdep\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIcard\fB\fR
the card instance
.TP
\fB\fIid\fB\fR
the id string
.TP
\fB\fIdevice\fB\fR
the device index (zero-based)
.TP
\fB\fIrhwdep\fB\fR
the pointer to store the new hwdep instance
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Creates a new hwdep instance with the given index on the card.
The callbacks (hwdep->ops) must be set on the returned instance
after this call manually by the caller.
.PP
Returns zero if successful, or a negative error code on failure.