###### (This function is part of SDL_mixer, a separate library from SDL.)
# MIX_AudioDecoder

An opaque object that represents an audio decoder.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/blob/main/include/SDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h)

## Syntax

```c
typedef struct MIX_AudioDecoder MIX_AudioDecoder;
```

## Remarks

Most apps won't need this, as SDL_mixer's usual interfaces will decode
audio as needed. However, if one wants to decode an audio file into a
memory buffer without playing it, this interface offers that.

These objects are created with
[MIX_CreateAudioDecoder](MIX_CreateAudioDecoder)() or
[MIX_CreateAudioDecoder_IO](MIX_CreateAudioDecoder_IO)(), and then can use
[MIX_DecodeAudio](MIX_DecodeAudio)() to retrieve the raw PCM data.

## Version

This struct is available since SDL_mixer 3.0.0.

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