AL_REGISTER_BITMAP_SAVER(3)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, meet al_register_bitmap_saver — it’s from the Allegro 5 API, and we’re chilling in the Library Functions Manual. It’s the function that teaches Allegro how to save bitmaps with a specific extension. main character energy, honestly. 💅

• al_register_bitmap_saver — Allegro 5 API. that’s the whole name, no cap. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

              #include <allegro5/allegro.h>

              bool al_register_bitmap_saver(const char *extension,
                 bool (*saver)(const char *filename, ALLEGRO_BITMAP *bmp))

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here’s the tea: you’re registering a handler for al_save_bitmap(3). The function you give it will be used to handle saving bitmap files with the extension you pass in. cute, right? 💖

The extension should include the leading dot (.) character. and yes, it gets matched case-insensitively — uppercase, lowercase, whatever, the vibe check does not care. ✨

The saver argument may be NULL to unregister an entry. bye-bye handler. 👋

Returns true on success and false on error. also, it returns false if you try to unregister an entry that doesn’t exist. so don’t be shocked, bestie. 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• al_register_bitmap_loader(3)
• al_register_bitmap_saver_f(3)

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mwah 💋 this page is from the Allegro reference manual, and the footer energy is all al_register_bitmap_saver(3). go register those savers, bestie — slay. 🫶