# openal_stream

(PECL openal >= 0.1.0)

openal_stream — Begin streaming on a source

### Description

openal_stream ( resource `$source` , int `$format` , int `$rate` ) : resource|false

### Parameters

`source`

  An Open AL(Source) resource (previously created by openal_source_create()).

`format`

  Format of `data`, one of: `AL_FORMAT_MONO8`, `AL_FORMAT_MONO16`, `AL_FORMAT_STEREO8` and `AL_FORMAT_STEREO16`

`rate`

  Frequency of data to stream given in Hz.

### Return Values

Returns a stream resource on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### See Also

- openal_source_create() - Generate a source resource
- fwrite() - Binary-safe file write