load_sample(3alleg)

load_sample3alleg

Loads a sample from a file. allegro game programming library.

Usage

#include <allegro.h>

SAMPLE *load_sample(const char *filename);

Overview

Loads a sample from a file, supporting both mono and stereo WAV and mono VOC files, in 8 or 16-bit formats, as well as formats handled by functions registered using register_sample_file_type(). Example:

   SAMPLE *sample = load_sample(user_input);
   if (!sample)
      abort_on_error("Couldn't load sample!");

Return value

Returns a pointer to the SAMPLE or NULL on error. Remember to free this sample later to avoid memory leaks.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0–6.0

From liballegro-doc 2:4.2.2-2.2 in Debian 6.0 (Squeeze). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.