vidioc-g-std.rst

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.. _VIDIOC_G_STD:

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ioctl VIDIOC_G_STD, VIDIOC_S_STD
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Name
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VIDIOC_G_STD - VIDIOC_S_STD - Query or select the video standard of the current input


Synopsis
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.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, int request, v4l2_std_id *argp )

.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, int request, const v4l2_std_id *argp )


Arguments
=========

``fd``
    File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.

``request``
    VIDIOC_G_STD, VIDIOC_S_STD

``argp``


Description
===========

To query and select the current video standard applications use the
:ref:`VIDIOC_G_STD <VIDIOC_G_STD>` and :ref:`VIDIOC_S_STD <VIDIOC_G_STD>` ioctls which take a pointer to a
:ref:`v4l2_std_id <v4l2-std-id>` type as argument. :ref:`VIDIOC_G_STD <VIDIOC_G_STD>`
can return a single flag or a set of flags as in struct
:ref:`v4l2_standard <v4l2-standard>` field ``id``. The flags must be
unambiguous such that they appear in only one enumerated
:ref:`struct v4l2_standard <v4l2-standard>` structure.

:ref:`VIDIOC_S_STD <VIDIOC_G_STD>` accepts one or more flags, being a write-only ioctl it
does not return the actual new standard as :ref:`VIDIOC_G_STD <VIDIOC_G_STD>` does. When
no flags are given or the current input does not support the requested
standard the driver returns an ``EINVAL`` error code. When the standard set
is ambiguous drivers may return ``EINVAL`` or choose any of the requested
standards. If the current input or output does not support standard
video timings (e.g. if :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT`
does not set the ``V4L2_IN_CAP_STD`` flag), then ``ENODATA`` error code is
returned.


Return Value
============

On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.

EINVAL
    The :ref:`VIDIOC_S_STD <VIDIOC_G_STD>` parameter was unsuitable.

ENODATA
    Standard video timings are not supported for this input or output.