ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN(3)

💅 ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN — the Allegro 5 API glow-up

okay bestie, so this is a page straight outta the Allegro 5 API manual (the Library Functions Manual one, iykyk) and it's all about how your lines join up at the corners. literally the main character of polygon aesthetics. ✨

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

no cap, here's the whole vibe:

#include <allegro5/allegro_primitives.h>

typedef enum ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN

that's it, that's the whole entrance. iconic. 🎀

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN is an enum, and these are the options, periodt:

• ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN_NONE — no join. just vibes, no corner treatment.
• ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN_BEVEL — beveled corners, all sharp and angled.
• ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN_ROUND — rounded corners, soft girl energy. 🦋
• ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN_MITER — mitered corners, pointy and dramatic. this one comes with a picture: [IMAGE: ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN styles] — the image is literally captioned ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN styles.

📸 See the picture for the difference. — yes, the manpage really does just tell you to look at it. slay.

and okay, this part is lowkey important: the maximum miter length (relative to the line width) can be specified as a parameter to the polygon functions. so if you're out here doing miter joins, you get to say how far the point can go. 👑

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⭐ SINCE ⭐

5.1.0 — she's been here since 5.1.0, respect the legacy. 💜

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🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

• al_draw_polygon(3) — go read this one next, bestie, it's the whole reason you'd care about miter length fr fr.

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and that's the tea 🍓 — this little gem is from the Allegro reference manual, dated Allegro reference manual in the footer, and the page is ALLEGRO_LINE_JOIN(3). mwah, go draw something pretty 💅✨