# Decoder

An object which can gradually decode a sound file.

## Constructors

love.sound.newDecoder | Attempts to find a decoder for the encoded sound data in the specified file. |  |

## Functions

Decoder:getBitDepth | Returns the number of bits per sample. | 0.9.0 |
Decoder:getBits | Returns the number of bits per sample. |  | 0.9.0
Decoder:getChannels | Returns the number of channels in the stream. |  |
Decoder:getSampleRate | Returns the sample rate of the Decoder. |  |
Object:type | Gets the type of the object as a string. |  |
Object:typeOf | Checks whether an object is of a certain type. |  |

## Supertypes

- Object

## See Also

- love.sound

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Category:

- Types