# Gstreamer - where did get\_by\_name go? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gstreamer-where-did-get-by-name-go/155981 "2008-12-18T22:01:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BjSSSSrn\_Arild\_MSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BjSSSSrn\_Arild\_MSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BjSSSSrn_Arild_MSSS)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gstreamer-where-did-get-by-name-go/155981/1 "2008-12-18T22:01:23Z")
Hi, I’m trying to develop a simple audio player using Gstreamer, but I’m not sure how I can adjust the volume during playback. I’ve linked the volume element in the pipeline, and it works if i use #set\_volume before the playback starts. However, to adjust the volume during playback, I _think_ I need to use pipeline.get\_by\_name to get access to the volume element. This functionality was present before, there’s old tests for it in the “tests” directory (i.e tc\_xml.rb). Does anyone know how I can achieve this? Regards, Bjørn Arild Mæland ---
**Author:** ![BjSSSSrn\_Arild\_MSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BjSSSSrn\_Arild\_MSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BjSSSSrn_Arild_MSSS)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gstreamer-where-did-get-by-name-go/155981/2 "2008-12-23T10:34:16Z")
Hi, In [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) “[ruby-gnome2-devel-en] Gstreamer - where did get\_by\_name go?” on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:57:41 +0100, “Bjørn\_Arild\_Mæland” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m trying to develop a simple audio player using Gstreamer, but I’m not sure > how I can adjust the volume during playback. I’ve linked the volume element in > the pipeline, and it works if i use #set\_volume before the playback starts. > However, to adjust the volume during playback, I _think_ I need to use > pipeline.get\_by\_name to get access to the volume element. This functionality > was present before, there’s old tests for it in the “tests” directory (i.e > tc\_xml.rb). Does anyone know how I can achieve this? Use Gst::Bin#get\_child. It accepts String as child name to be found. ## Thanks, kou