---
name: "ugetat"
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/ugetat/3alleg4"
---

# ugetat(3alleg4)

Finds out the value of a character in a string. Allegro game programming library.

## NAME

ugetat - Finds out the value of a character in a string. Allegro game programming library.

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int ugetat(const char \*s, int index);**

## DESCRIPTION

Finds out the character value at the specified \`index' in the string. A zero \`index' parameter will return the first character of the string. If \`index' is negative, it counts backward from the end of the string, so an \`index' of \`-1' will return the last character of the string. Example:

```
   int third_letter = ugetat(text_string, 2);
```

## RETURN VALUE

Returns the character value at the specified index in the string.

## SEE ALSO

**uoffset**(3alleg4), **usetat**(3alleg4), **uinsert**(3alleg4), **uremove**(3alleg4)