---
title: setDeviceShortName
framework: kernel
role: pseudoSymbol
path: kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811844-setdeviceshortname
---

# setDeviceShortName

Sets the short name of the device

## Declaration

```occ
virtual void setDeviceShortName(
 const char *shortName); 
```

## Overview

Overview The short name is a shorter representation of the device name. It may be used by applications when the device name is too long. It should be set by the time initHardware() completes. The string 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)
- [setDeviceName](kernel/ioaudiodevice/1811841-setdevicename.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)