---
name: "midi_seek"
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/midi_seek/3alleg4"
---

# midi\_seek(3alleg4)

Seeks to the given midi\_pos in the current MIDI file. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

midi\_seek - Seeks to the given midi\_pos in the current MIDI file. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int midi\_seek(int target);**

## DESCRIPTION

Seeks to the given midi\_pos in the current MIDI file. If the target is  earlier in the file than the current midi\_pos it seeks from the  beginning; otherwise it seeks from the current position.

## RETURN VALUE

Returns zero if it could successfully seek to the requested position. Otherwise, a return value of 1 means it stopped playing, and midi\_pos is set to the negative length of the MIDI file (so you can use this function to determine the length of a MIDI file). A return value of 2 means the MIDI file looped back to the start.

## SEE ALSO

**play\_midi**(3alleg4), **midi\_pos**(3alleg4)