[alsa-devel] Detecting if a pcm device is a digital or analog one

Hi there...

I was wondering if there was any way to accurately distinguish between audio device, if it has an analog or a digital output.

I would prefer not parsing the name (like analog71 is obviously an analog device, while "hdmi" is digital)

I see that on some devices the IEC958 bit is set, but this doesn't seem reliable (on another PC, the IEC958 bit isn't set).

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

Thank you Jean-Yves