al_shutdown_video_addon(3)

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version 5.2.11.3 Β· 3 versions
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πŸ’… al_shutdown_video_addon(3) β€” your girl's guide to the Allegro 5 API ✨

okay so bestie, we're in the Allegro reference manual today and the vibe is very specific: we're putting the video addon to bed. πŸ›Œβœ¨ no drama, no messy cleanup, just a tidy little goodbye. let's get into it 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

al_shutdown_video_addon β€” literally the Allegro 5 API function that shuts the video addon down πŸ’…


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro5/allegro_video.h>

void al_shutdown_video_addon(void)

like, that's the whole signature. no args, no return value, no notes. she's simple and she knows it πŸ‘‘


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

Shut down the video addon. periodt. πŸŽ¬πŸ’€

okay but here's the tea: this is done automatically at program exit, so technically you never have to call it. Allegro's already got you, bestie. 🫢

but can you call it any time the user wishes? absolutely. it's giving "I'm done with video now, thank u next" energy. if you wanna shut it down early, go off β€” the function is right there waiting for you. βœ¨πŸ™ˆ


πŸŽ€ SINCE πŸŽ€

5.1.12 β€” she's been here since 5.1.12 and honestly? iconic. 🌈⭐


and that's the whole page, bestie! no cap, that was a short one β€” go take a nap, you've earned it πŸ“πŸ§šπŸ’œ

source: the Allegro reference manual Β· page: al_shutdown_video_addon(3) Β· mwah, love u, bye πŸ’–πŸŽ€

πŸ“¦ where this page comes from
  • arch rolling: allegro 5.2.11.3-2 Β· Zlib AND BSD-3-Clause AND OFL-1.1 AND LicenseRef-Custom
  • πŸ’– girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms