###### (This function is part of SDL_mixer, a separate library from SDL.) # Mix_QuickLoad_WAV Load a WAV file from memory as quickly as possible. ## Header File Defined in [](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_mixer/blob/main/include/SDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h) ## Syntax ```c Mix_Chunk * Mix_QuickLoad_WAV(Uint8 *mem); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | | ------- | ------- | --------------------------------------- | | Uint8 * | **mem** | memory buffer containing of a WAV file. | ## Return Value ([Mix_Chunk](Mix_Chunk) *) Returns a new chunk, or NULL on error. ## Remarks Unlike [Mix_LoadWAV_IO](Mix_LoadWAV_IO), this function has several requirements, and unless you control all your audio data and know what you're doing, you should consider this function unsafe and not use it. - The provided audio data MUST be in Microsoft WAV format. - The provided audio data shouldn't use any strange WAV extensions. - The audio data MUST be in the exact same format as the audio device. This function will not attempt to convert it, or even verify it's in the right format. - The audio data must be valid; this function does not know the size of the memory buffer, so if the WAV data is corrupted, it can read past the end of the buffer, causing a crash. - The audio data must live at least as long as the returned [Mix_Chunk](Mix_Chunk), because SDL_mixer will use that data directly and not make a copy of it. This function will do NO error checking! Be extremely careful here! (Seriously, use [Mix_LoadWAV_IO](Mix_LoadWAV_IO) instead.) If this function is successful, the provided memory buffer must remain available until [Mix_FreeChunk](Mix_FreeChunk)() is called on the returned chunk. ## Version This function is available since SDL_mixer 3.0.0. ## See Also - [Mix_LoadWAV_IO](Mix_LoadWAV_IO) - [Mix_FreeChunk](Mix_FreeChunk) ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategorySDLMixer](CategorySDLMixer)