IDirectSound3DListener8::SetPosition Method

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The SetPosition method sets the listener's position.

Syntax

HRESULT SetPosition(
         D3DVALUE x,
         D3DVALUE y,
         D3DVALUE z,
         DWORD dwApply
)

Parameters

• x
  Value that specifies the x coordinate of the listener's position vector. Note that DirectSound may adjust this value to prevent floating-point overflow. D3DVALUE is defined as float.
• y
  Value that specifies the y coordinate of the listener's position vector. Note that DirectSound may adjust this value to prevent floating-point overflow. D3DVALUE is defined as float.
• z
  Value that specifies the z coordinate of the listener's position vector. Note that DirectSound may adjust this value to prevent floating-point overflow. D3DVALUE is defined as float.
• dwApply
  Value that specifies when the setting should be applied. This value must be one of the following:

  Value	Description
  DS3D_DEFERRED	Settings are not applied until the application calls the CommitDeferredSettings method. This allows the application to change several settings and generate a single recalculation.
  DS3D_IMMEDIATE	Settings are applied immediately, causing the system to recalculate the 3D coordinates for all 3D sound buffers.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is DS_OK. If the method fails, the return value may be DSERR_INVALIDPARAM.

Remarks

By default, measurement units are meters, but this can be changed by calling the SetDistanceFactor method.

Requirements

Header: Declared in DSound.h.

Library: Use Dsound3d.dll.

See Also

IDirectSound3DListener8