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.TH "SND_PCM_FORMAT_SET_SILENCE" "" "06 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
snd_pcm_format_set_silence \- set the silence data on the buffer
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
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int snd_pcm_format_set_silence  (snd_pcm_format_t \fIformat\fB, void * \fIdata\fB, unsigned int \fIsamples\fB);
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIformat\fB\fR
the PCM format
.TP
\fB\fIdata\fB\fR
the buffer pointer
.TP
\fB\fIsamples\fB\fR
the number of samples to set silence
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Sets the silence data on the buffer for the given samples.
.PP
Returns zero if successful, or a negative error code on failure.