---
title: setDeviceName
framework: kernel
role: pseudoSymbol
path: kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811841-setdevicename
---

# setDeviceName

Sets the name of the device

## Declaration

```occ
virtual void setDeviceName(
 const char *deviceName); 
```

## Overview

Overview This method should be called during initialization or startup. It should be set by the time initHardware() completes. The device name is used by the CoreAudio.framework to identify the particular piece of hardware. This string should should be localized by the driver.

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [activateAudioEngine(IOAudioEngine *)](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811648-activateaudioengine.md)
- [activateAudioEngine(IOAudioEngine *, bool)](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811655-activateaudioengine.md)
- [addTimerEvent](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811662-addtimerevent.md)
- [attachAudioPort](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811666-attachaudioport.md)
- [audioEngineStarting](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811673-audioenginestarting.md)
- [audioEngineStopped](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811679-audioenginestopped.md)
- [completePowerStateChange](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811685-completepowerstatechange.md)
- [completePowerStateChangeAction](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811692-completepowerstatechangeaction.md)
- [deactivateAllAudioEngines](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811697-deactivateallaudioengines.md)
- [detachAllAudioPorts](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811704-detachallaudioports.md)
- [dispatchTimerEvents](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811710-dispatchtimerevents.md)
- [flushAudioControls](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811716-flushaudiocontrols.md)
- [free](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811723-free.md)
- [getCommandGate](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811730-getcommandgate.md)
- [getPendingPowerState](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811740-getpendingpowerstate.md)
- [getPowerState](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811749-getpowerstate.md)
- [getWorkLoop](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811757-getworkloop.md)
- [init](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811765-init.md)
- [initHardware](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811773-inithardware.md)
- [initiatePowerStateChange](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811782-initiatepowerstatechange.md)
- [performPowerStateChange](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811791-performpowerstatechange.md)
- [protectedCompletePowerStateChange](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811798-protectedcompletepowerstatechang.md)
- [protectedSetPowerState](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811807-protectedsetpowerstate.md)
- [removeAllTimerEvents](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811813-removealltimerevents.md)
- [removeTimerEvent](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811823-removetimerevent.md)
- [setConfigurationApplicationBundle](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811829-setconfigurationapplicationbundl.md)
- [setDeviceCanBeDefault](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811833-setdevicecanbedefault.md)
- [setDeviceShortName](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811844-setdeviceshortname.md)
- [setFamilyManagePower](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811848-setfamilymanagepower.md)
- [setIdleAudioSleepTime](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811852-setidleaudiosleeptime.md)
- [setManufacturerName](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811862-setmanufacturername.md)
- [setPowerState](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811867-setpowerstate.md)
- [setPowerStateAction](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811878-setpowerstateaction.md)
- [start](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811891-start.md)
- [stop](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811898-stop.md)
- [timerFired](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811908-timerfired.md)
- [waitForPendingPowerStateChange](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811913-waitforpendingpowerstatechange.md)