---
name: "ALLEGRO_USTR"
section: "3alleg5"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro5-doc"
version: "2:5.2.10.1+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ALLEGRO_USTR/3alleg5"
---

# ALLEGRO\_USTR(3alleg5)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

ALLEGRO\_USTR - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  typedef struct _al_tagbstring ALLEGRO_USTR;
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

An opaque type representing a string. ALLEGRO\_USTRs normally contain UTF-8 encoded strings, but they may be used to hold any byte sequences, including NULs.