---
name: "al_fread"
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/al_fread/3alleg5"
---

# al\_fread(3alleg5)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_fread - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  size_t al_fread(ALLEGRO_FILE *f, void *ptr, size_t size)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Read \`size' bytes into the buffer pointed to by \`ptr', from the given file.

Returns the number of bytes actually read. If an error occurs, or the end-of-file is reached, the return value is a short byte count (or zero).

al\_fread() does not distinguish between EOF and other errors. Use al\_feof(3alleg5) and al\_ferror(3alleg5) to determine which occurred.

## SEE ALSO

al\_fgetc(3alleg5), al\_fread16be(3alleg5), al\_fread16le(3alleg5), al\_fread32be(3alleg5), al\_fread32le(3alleg5)