AL_SET_SAMPLE_INSTANCE_LENGTH(3)

🎀 al_set_sample_instance_length(3) 🎀

okay bestie, welcome to the Library Functions Manual — this is the Allegro 5 API page for al_set_sample_instance_length(3), and it’s giving very specific audio-gremlin energy. 💖

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✨ NAME ✨

al_set_sample_instance_length — Allegro 5 API

📜 SYNOPSIS 📜

#include <allegro5/allegro_audio.h>

bool al_set_sample_instance_length(ALLEGRO_SAMPLE_INSTANCE *spl,
   unsigned int val)

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

So this one sets the length of the sample instance in sample values. The whole point? You can use it to play only parts of the underlying sample. Very “trim the vibe” of it all. 🎧✨

⚠️ Careful, bestie: do not exceed the actual length of the sample data, though. That’s the danger zone.

It returns true on success and false on failure. And heads up: it will fail if the sample instance is currently playing. No cap. 😭

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• al_get_sample_instance_length(3) — the getter bestie to this setter, obviously. 💅

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🫶 that’s the whole page, bestie — source: Allegro reference manual, and there’s no date printed on this footer, so no made-up date from me. al_set_sample_instance_length(3) out. 🌸