# Format

> The file formats this library reads and writes.

Symbols in this group are spelled `otio_format_…`. An SDK drops that prefix.

## `from_suffix`

`otio_format_from_suffix` · constructor · may answer nothing

Returns the format that claims a filename suffix, such as `"edl"`.

The suffix is matched without its dot and without regard to case. Reports `OTIO_STATUS_NO_VALUE` for a suffix no format claims.

A build for WebAssembly, which has no file system, claims neither `otioz` nor `otiod`, since it cannot read or write either.

```c
OtioStatus otio_format_from_suffix(
    const char *suffix,
    OtioFormat *out_format,
    OtioBuffer *out_error);
```

| Parameter | Type | Role |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `suffix` | `text` | input |
| `out_format` | `OtioFormat` | output |
| `out_error` | `text` | error |

## `name`

`otio_format_name` · getter

Returns an adapter's name, as upstream's plugin manifest spells it.

The string is static and needs no freeing.

```c
const char *otio_format_name(OtioFormat format);
```

| Parameter | Type | Role |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `format` | `OtioFormat` | receiver |

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