---
name: "ALLEGRO_USTR_INFO"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ALLEGRO_USTR_INFO"
---

# ALLEGRO\_USTR\_INFO(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

ALLEGRO\_USTR\_INFO - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

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

## DESCRIPTION

A type that holds additional information for an [ALLEGRO\_USTR(3)](/ALLEGRO_USTR/3.md) that references an external memory buffer. You can convert it back to [ALLEGRO\_USTR(3)](/ALLEGRO_USTR/3.md) via [al\_ref\_info(3)](/al_ref_info/3.md).

## SEE ALSO

[al\_ref\_cstr(3)](/al_ref_cstr/3.md), [al\_ref\_buffer(3)](/al_ref_buffer/3.md), [al\_ref\_info(3)](/al_ref_info/3.md) and [al\_ref\_ustr(3)](/al_ref_ustr/3.md).