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14<h1>CARDFormat</h1>
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17<h2>C Specification</h2>
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20<dd><pre><code>#include &lt;revolution/card.h&gt;</CODE></pre></dd>
21<dd><pre><CODE>s32 CARDFormat(s32 chan);</CODE></pre></dd>
22</dl><h2>Arguments</h2>
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25<TD width="120" bgcolor="#ffffe8"><em><strong><code>chan</code></strong></em></TD>
26<TD width="520">EXI channel number.</TD>
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29<h2>Return Values</h2>
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31<p>One of the following codes:</p>
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33<p><code>CARD_RESULT_FATAL_ERROR<br> CARD_RESULT_NOCARD<br> CARD_RESULT_BUSY<br> CARD_RESULT_IOERROR<br> CARD_RESULT_READY</code></p>
34<H2>Description</H2>
35<P>Synchronously formats a Memory Card. This function does not return until formatting has ended.</P>
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37This function may put the current thread to sleep. For precautions when calling similar functions, refer to <a href="../os/Interrupt/intro.html">Interrupts and Callback Functions</a>.
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39<P><STRONG><B>Note:</B></STRONG> This function is provided for debugging purposes. Applications should not use this function.</P>
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41<h2>See Also</h2>
42<H2>Revision History</H2>
43<P>2007/09/25 Added information on the sleep status of threads.<br>2006/03/01 Initial version.</P>
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