---
name: "active_dialog"
section: "3alleg"
platform: "linux"
package: "liballegro-doc"
version: "2:4.2.2-2.2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/active_dialog"
---

# active\_dialog(3alleg)

Global pointer to the most recent activated dialog. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

active\_dialog - Global pointer to the most recent activated dialog. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

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

**extern DIALOG \*active\_dialog;**

## DESCRIPTION

Global pointer to the most recent activated dialog. This may be useful if  an object needs to iterate through a list of all its siblings.

## SEE ALSO

[**do\_dialog**(3alleg)](/do_dialog/3alleg.md), [**init\_dialog**(3alleg)](/init_dialog/3alleg.md), [**broadcast\_dialog\_message**(3alleg)](/broadcast_dialog_message/3alleg.md)