AudioFormat.BitsPerSample Property

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Gets the number of bits that are used to store the audio information for a single sample of an audio format.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Media
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property BitsPerSample As Integer
public int BitsPerSample { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The number of bits that are used to store the audio information for a single sample of an audio format.

Remarks

The information that is reported by BitsPerSample is also sometimes referred to as bit depth or bit resolution.

You might use BitsPerSample information in your logic to convert byte streams into audio frames as part of an implementation for OnSamples.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.