ITuner::get_SignalStrength method (tuner.h)

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The get_SignalStrength method retrieves the Network Provider-specific signal strength metric.

Syntax

HRESULT get_SignalStrength(
  [out] long *Strength
);

Parameters

[out] Strength

Receives the signal strength.

Return value

When the method is successful, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

The value -1 means can't determine, 0 means not tuned, highest value means best signal. For digital tuners, this also accounts for the FEC bit error rate (BER).

Requirements

Requirement Value
Target Platform Windows
Header tuner.h

See also

Error and Success Codes

ITuner Interface