---
name: "get_font_ranges"
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/get_font_ranges/3alleg4"
---

# get\_font\_ranges(3alleg4)

Returns the number of character ranges in a font. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

get\_font\_ranges - Returns the number of character ranges in a font. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int get\_font\_ranges(FONT \*f)**

## DESCRIPTION

Use this function to find out the number of character ranges in a font. You should query each of these ranges with get\_font\_range\_begin() and get\_font\_range\_end() to find out what characters are available in the font. Example:

```
   FONT *f;
   int range;
   int n;
   ...
   range = get_font_ranges(f);
   printf("The font has %d character ranges:\n", range);
   for (n = 0; n < range; n++)
      printf("Range %d from 0x%03x - 0x%03x\n",
             get_font_range_begin(f, n),
             get_font_range_end(f, n));
```

## RETURN VALUE

Returns the number of continuous character ranges in a font, or -1 if that information is not available.

## SEE ALSO

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