al_register_sample_loader(3)

al_register_sample_loader3

Allegro 5 api

Usage

#include <allegro5/allegro_audio.h>
bool al_register_sample_loader(const char *ext,
   ALLEGRO_SAMPLE *(*loader)(const char *filename))

Overview

Register a handler for al_load_sample(3). The given function will be used to handle the loading of sample files with the given extension.

The extension should include the leading dot (`.') character. It will be matched case-insensitively.

The loader argument may be NULL to unregister an entry.

Returns true on success, false on error. Returns false if unregistering an entry that doesn’t exist.

From allegro 5.2.11.3-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.