---
name: "uconvert_ascii"
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/uconvert_ascii/3alleg4"
---

# uconvert\_ascii(3alleg4)

Converts string from ASCII into the current format. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

uconvert\_ascii - Converts string from ASCII into the current format. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

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

**char \*uconvert\_ascii(const char \*s, char buf\[\]);**

## DESCRIPTION

Helper macro for converting strings from ASCII into the current encoding  format. Expands to uconvert(s, U\_ASCII, buf, U\_CURRENT, sizeof(buf)).

## SEE ALSO

**uconvert**(3alleg4), **exunicod**(3alleg4)