AL_RELEASE_HAPTIC_EFFECT(3)

💖 al_release_haptic_effect 💖

okay so bestie, this page comes from the Library Functions Manual and it's serving pure Allegro 5 API energy. let's get into it ✨

✨ NAME ✨

• al_release_haptic_effect — Allegro 5 API

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

bool al_release_haptic_effect(ALLEGRO_HAPTIC_EFFECT_ID *id)

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so what does this icon actually do? It releases a previously uploaded haptic effect from the device it has been uploaded to, which frees things up so other effects can be uploaded. very polite, very giving 💅

The play_id must be a valid ALLEGRO_HAPTIC_EFFECT_ID(3) obtained from al_upload_haptic_effect(3), al_upload_and_play_haptic_effect(3) or al_rumble_haptic(3). no random IDs, bestie — it has to come from one of those 👑

This function is called automatically when you call al_release_haptic(3) on a ALLEGRO_HAPTIC(3) for all effects that are still uploaded to the device. so it's already doing background cleanup main-character work 🧚 Therefore this function is most useful if you want to upload and release haptic effects dynamically, for example as a way to circumvent the limit imposed by al_get_max_haptic_effects(3). lowkey iconic loophole behavior, no cap 🌈

Returns true on success, false if the effect couldn’t be released for any reason such as when NULL is passed, the effect is not active or failure to release the effect by the driver. so yeah — check that return value, bestie 😭

⭐ SINCE ⭐

5.1.8

[Unstable API]: Perhaps could be simplified due to limited support for all the exposed features across all of the platforms. Awaiting feedback from users.

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