---
name: "DAT_ID"
section: "3alleg4"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro4-doc"
version: "2:4.4.3.1-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DAT_ID/3alleg4"
---

# DAT\_ID(3alleg4)

Makes an ID value from four letters. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

DAT\_ID - Makes an ID value from four letters. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<allegro.h\>**

**Macro DAT\_ID(a, b, c, d);**

## DESCRIPTION

Every object or property in a datafile is identified by a 4 letter ID, which can be created with this macro. For example, to access the NAME property of a datafile object, you could use:

```
   get_datafile_property(datob, DAT_ID('N','A','M','E'));
```

## SEE ALSO

**register\_datafile\_object**(3alleg4), **get\_datafile\_property**(3alleg4)