---
name: "exdata"
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/exdata/3alleg4"
---

# exdata(3alleg4)

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**(3alleg4), **END\_OF\_MAIN**(3alleg4), **allegro\_error**(3alleg4), **allegro\_init**(3alleg4), **allegro\_message**(3alleg4), **blit**(3alleg4), **font**(3alleg4), **install\_keyboard**(3alleg4), **load\_datafile**(3alleg4), **makecol**(3alleg4), **readkey**(3alleg4), **replace\_filename**(3alleg4), **screen**(3alleg4), **set\_color\_conversion**(3alleg4), **set\_gfx\_mode**(3alleg4), **set\_palette**(3alleg4), **textout\_ex**(3alleg4), **unload\_datafile**(3alleg4)