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.TH "SND_PCM_FORMAT_SIZE" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
snd_pcm_format_size \- return the byte size of samples on the given format
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
ssize_t snd_pcm_format_size  (snd_pcm_format_t \fIformat\fB, size_t \fIsamples\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIformat\fB\fR
the format to check
.TP
\fB\fIsamples\fB\fR
-- undescribed --
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Returns the byte size of the given samples for the format, or a
negative error code if unknown format.