+std::string
+PortManager::get_pretty_name_by_name(const std::string& portname) const
+{
+ PortEngine::PortHandle ph = _backend->get_port_by_name (portname);
+ if (ph) {
+ std::string value;
+ std::string type;
+ if (0 == _backend->get_port_property (ph,
+ "http://jackaudio.org/metadata/pretty-name",
+ value, type))
+ {
+ return value;
+ }
+ }
+ return "";
+}
+