+
+enum pa_sample_format pa_parse_sample_format(const char *format) {
+
+ if (strcmp(format, "s16le") == 0)
+ return PA_SAMPLE_S16LE;
+ else if (strcmp(format, "s16be") == 0)
+ return PA_SAMPLE_S16BE;
+ else if (strcmp(format, "s16ne") == 0 || strcmp(format, "s16") == 0 || strcmp(format, "16") == 0)
+ return PA_SAMPLE_S16NE;
+ else if (strcmp(format, "u8") == 0 || strcmp(format, "8") == 0)
+ return PA_SAMPLE_U8;
+ else if (strcmp(format, "float32") == 0 || strcmp(format, "float32ne") == 0)
+ return PA_SAMPLE_FLOAT32;
+ else if (strcmp(format, "float32le") == 0)
+ return PA_SAMPLE_FLOAT32LE;
+ else if (strcmp(format, "float32be") == 0)
+ return PA_SAMPLE_FLOAT32BE;
+ else if (strcmp(format, "ulaw") == 0)
+ return PA_SAMPLE_ULAW;
+ else if (strcmp(format, "alaw") == 0)
+ return PA_SAMPLE_ALAW;
+
+ return -1;
+}