CDROM Examples

Listing CD-ROM drives

    #include "SDL.h"

    /* Initialize SDL first */
    if ( SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_CDROM) < 0 ) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't initialize SDL: %s\n",SDL_GetError());
        exit(1);
    }
    atexit(SDL_Quit);

    /* Find out how many CD-ROM drives are connected to the system */
    printf("Drives available: %d\n", SDL_CDNumDrives());
    for ( i=0; i<SDL_CDNumDrives(); ++i ) {
        printf("Drive %d:  \"%s\"\n", i, SDL_CDName(i));
    }

Opening the default drive

    SDL_CD *cdrom;
    CDstatus status;
    char *status_str;

    cdrom = SDL_CDOpen(0);
    if ( cdrom == NULL ) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't open default CD-ROM drive: %s\n",
                        SDL_GetError());
        exit(2);
    }

    status = SDL_CDStatus(cdrom);
    switch (status) {
        case CD_TRAYEMPTY:
            status_str = "tray empty";
            break;
        case CD_STOPPED:
            status_str = "stopped";
            break;
        case CD_PLAYING:
            status_str = "playing";
            break;
        case CD_PAUSED:
            status_str = "paused";
            break;
        case CD_ERROR:
            status_str = "error state";
            break;
    }
    printf("Drive status: %s\n", status_str);
    if ( status >= CD_PLAYING ) {
        int m, s, f;
        FRAMES_TO_MSF(cdrom->cur_frame, &m, &s, &f);
        printf("Currently playing track %d, %d:%2.2d\n",
        cdrom->track[cdrom->cur_track].id, m, s);
    }

Listing the tracks on a CD

    SDL_CD *cdrom;          /* Assuming this has already been set.. */
    int i;
    int m, s, f;

    SDL_CDStatus(cdrom);
    printf("Drive tracks: %d\n", cdrom->numtracks);
    for ( i=0; i<cdrom->numtracks; ++i ) {
        FRAMES_TO_MSF(cdrom->track[i].length, &m, &s, &f);
        if ( f > 0 )
            ++s;
        printf("\tTrack (index %d) %d: %d:%2.2d\n", i,
        cdrom->track[i].id, m, s);
    }

Play an entire CD

    SDL_CD *cdrom;          /* Assuming this has already been set.. */

    // Play entire CD:
    if ( CD_INDRIVE(SDL_CDStatus(cdrom)) )
        SDL_CDPlayTracks(cdrom, 0, 0, 0, 0);

        // Play last track:
        if ( CD_INDRIVE(SDL_CDStatus(cdrom)) ) {
            SDL_CDPlayTracks(cdrom, cdrom->numtracks-1, 0, 0, 0);
        }

        // Play first and second track and 10 seconds of third track:
        if ( CD_INDRIVE(SDL_CDStatus(cdrom)) )
            SDL_CDPlayTracks(cdrom, 0, 0, 2, CD_FPS * 10);