---
name: "exdata"
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/exdata"
---

# exdata(3alleg)

Accessing the contents of datafiles. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

exdata - Accessing the contents of datafiles. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

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

**Example exdata**

## DESCRIPTION

This program demonstrates how to access the contents of an Allegro datafile (created by the grabber utility). The example loads the file \`example.dat', then blits a bitmap and shows a font, both from this datafile.

## SEE ALSO

[**DATAFILE**(3alleg)](/DATAFILE/3alleg.md), [**END\_OF\_MAIN**(3alleg)](/END_OF_MAIN/3alleg.md), [**allegro\_error**(3alleg)](/allegro_error/3alleg.md), [**allegro\_init**(3alleg)](/allegro_init/3alleg.md), [**allegro\_message**(3alleg)](/allegro_message/3alleg.md), [**blit**(3alleg)](/blit/3alleg.md), [**font**(3alleg)](/font/3alleg.md), [**install\_keyboard**(3alleg)](/install_keyboard/3alleg.md), [**load\_datafile**(3alleg)](/load_datafile/3alleg.md), [**makecol**(3alleg)](/makecol/3alleg.md), [**readkey**(3alleg)](/readkey/3alleg.md), [**replace\_filename**(3alleg)](/replace_filename/3alleg.md), [**screen**(3alleg)](/screen/3alleg.md), [**set\_color\_conversion**(3alleg)](/set_color_conversion/3alleg.md), [**set\_gfx\_mode**(3alleg)](/set_gfx_mode/3alleg.md), [**set\_palette**(3alleg)](/set_palette/3alleg.md), [**textout\_ex**(3alleg)](/textout_ex/3alleg.md), [**unload\_datafile**(3alleg)](/unload_datafile/3alleg.md)