###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.)
# SDL_GetAudioDeviceStatus

Use this function to get the current audio state of an audio device.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_audio.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_audio.h)

## Syntax

```c
SDL_AudioStatus SDL_GetAudioDeviceStatus(SDL_AudioDeviceID dev);

```

## Function Parameters

|             |                                                                                               |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **dev**     | the ID of an audio device previously opened with [SDL_OpenAudioDevice](SDL_OpenAudioDevice)() |

## Return Value

Returns the [SDL_AudioStatus](SDL_AudioStatus) of the specified audio
device.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_PauseAudioDevice](SDL_PauseAudioDevice)

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