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.TH Mix_Playing 3 "SDL_mixer 3.0.0" "SDL_mixer" "SDL_mixer3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
Mix_Playing \- Check the playing status of a specific channel\[char46]
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "int Mix_Playing(int channel);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
If the channel is currently playing, this function returns 1\[char46] Otherwise it
returns 0\[char46]

If the specified channel is -1, all channels are checked, and this function
returns the number of channels currently playing\[char46]

You may not specify MAX_CHANNEL_POST for a channel\[char46]

Paused channels are treated as playing, even though they are not currently
making forward progress in mixing\[char46]

.SH FUNCTION PARAMETERS
.TP
.I channel
channel
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns non-zero if channel is playing, zero otherwise\[char46] If
.BR channel
is -1,
return the total number of channel playings\[char46]

.SH AVAILABILITY
This function is available since SDL_mixer 3\[char46]0\[char46]0\[char46]