---
name: "extract_font_range"
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/extract_font_range/3alleg4"
---

# extract\_font\_range(3alleg4)

Extracts a range of characters from a font. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

extract\_font\_range - Extracts a range of characters from a font. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

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

**FONT \*extract\_font\_range(FONT \*f, int begin, int end)**

## DESCRIPTION

This function extracts a character range from a font and returns a new font that contains only the range of characters selected by this function. You can pass -1 for either the lower or upper bound if you want to select all characters from the start or to the end of the font. Example:

```
   FONT *myfont;
   FONT *capitals;
   FONT *fontcopy;
   ...
   /* Create a font of only capital letters */
   capitals = extract_font_range(myfont, 'A', 'Z');
   /* Create a copy of the font */
   fontcopy = extract_font_range(myfont, -1, -1);
   ...
   destroy_font(capitals);
   destroy_font(fontcopy);
```

## RETURN VALUE

Returns a pointer to the new font or NULL on error. Remember that you are responsible for destroying the font when you are finished with it to avoid memory leaks.

## SEE ALSO

**get\_font\_range\_begin**(3alleg4), **get\_font\_range\_end**(3alleg4), **merge\_fonts**(3alleg4), **transpose\_font**(3alleg4), **exfont**(3alleg4)