+
+void libvlc_input_set_rate( libvlc_input_t *p_input, float rate,
+ libvlc_exception_t *p_e )
+{
+ input_thread_t *p_input_thread;
+ vlc_value_t val;
+
+ if( rate <= 0 )
+ RAISEVOID( "Rate value is invalid" );
+
+ val.i_int = 1000.0f/rate;
+
+ p_input_thread = libvlc_get_input_thread ( p_input, p_e);
+ if ( libvlc_exception_raised( p_e ) )
+ return;
+
+ var_Set( p_input_thread, "rate", val );
+ vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
+}
+
+float libvlc_input_get_rate( libvlc_input_t *p_input,
+ libvlc_exception_t *p_e )
+{
+ input_thread_t *p_input_thread;
+ vlc_value_t val;
+
+ p_input_thread = libvlc_get_input_thread ( p_input, p_e);
+ if ( libvlc_exception_raised( p_e ) )
+ return -1.0;
+
+ var_Get( p_input_thread, "rate", &val );
+ vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
+
+ return (float)1000.0f/val.i_int;
+}
+
+int libvlc_input_get_state( libvlc_input_t *p_input,
+ libvlc_exception_t *p_e )
+{
+ input_thread_t *p_input_thread;
+ vlc_value_t val;
+
+ p_input_thread = libvlc_get_input_thread ( p_input, p_e );
+ if ( libvlc_exception_raised( p_e ) )
+ return 6; /* Return ERROR_S (see include/vlc_input.c) */
+
+ var_Get( p_input_thread, "state", &val );
+ vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
+
+ return val.i_int;
+}
+